Peer Review in Academic Publishing: Threats and Challenges

Financial and Competing Interests: VR is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. This paper has undergone peer review in accordance with JRCPE's policies. VR is also Emeritus Editor of the Indian Journal of Rheumatology and an editorial board member of Rheumatology Advances in Practice (Oxford). DPM is an Associate Editor of Rheumatology International and Indian Journal of Rheumatology, and an editorial board member of Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology and Archives of Rheumatolog y