#  rapidPeer 

 
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## **rapidPeer** is a free service offering double-blind peer reviews of research papers, grants, or preregistration plans in 30 days by field-specific experts at leading institutions

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 ](https://rapidpeer.iq.harvard.edu/index.php/iqss/index)

 
##  Why rapidPeer? 

 
 ### Boost your publication odds

Get a professional-quality review without using a journal submission


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 ### Accelerate your publishing timeline

Catch flaws before they do; submit with peace of mind and get published faster


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 ### Save time and money

Get early-stage feedback and head in the right direction from the start.


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##  How Does It Work? 

 
 ### Submit your research

 
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 ### Select potential reviewers

 
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 ### Quality peer review delivered in 30 days

 
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 ### Revise and submit for publication

 
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##  rapidPeer Success Stories 

 
    ![wang](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_3_4__480x640/public/harvard-iqss/files/wang_yuhua018r.jpg?itok=rKqG6EWU) 

 
Reviews "were helpful, detailed, and provided friendly, deeply constructive feedback. I am sure that the paper would have been rejected out of hand if I hadn’t \[used rapidPeer\]”.

 
Yuhua Wang

Harvard University

 [Yuhua Wang's website](https://scholar.harvard.edu/yuhuawang/home) 

 
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"The mutual anonymity \[makes\] it possible for \[reviewers\] to feel comfortable criticizing the work, and I \[get\] timely feedback—within a month."

 
Kosuke Imai 

Harvard University

 [Kosuke Imai's website](https://www.gov.harvard.edu/directory/kosuke-imai/) 

 
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rapidPeer "improves efficiency and productivity by giving researchers access to valuable feedback along the way rather than waiting until their manuscript is complete".

 
Andrew Reeves

Washington University

 [Andrew Reeves's website](https://andrewreeves.org/) 

 
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"You only get so many bites of the apple with journals", rapidPeer is "a way to get well-positioned to be published".

 
Stephen Chaudoin

Harvard University

 [Stephen Chaudoin's website](https://www.gov.harvard.edu/directory/stephen-chaudoin/) 

 
##  Fast-Tracked Research Showcase 

 
  [### Labor Economics

 ](https://docs.iza.org/dp15078.pdf)Wow did the political climate influence anti-Black media content in the 1890s?


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  [### New Media &amp; Society

 ](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448231183617)Do high- and low-credibility publishers operate in distinct news ecosystems?


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  [### Psychology

 ](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1912333117)How are near-space views represented in the brain's visual cortex?


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##  Editorial Team 

 
  [### Chase H. Harrison

 ](https://scholar.harvard.edu/chaseharrison/home)**Associate Editor**

Associate Director, Program on Survey Research  
Harvard University


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  [### Rebecca Nichols

 ](/people/rebecca-nichols)**Managing Editor**

Program Manager  
Harvard University


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  [### Gaetano Antinolfi

 ](https://artsci.wustl.edu/faculty-staff/gaetano-antinolfi)**Associate Editor**

Professor of Economics  
Washington University in St. Louis


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##  Reviewers come from these institutions and more 

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### Made possible by a generous gift from Alexander &amp; Diviya Magaro