Research Directions: Mine Closure & Transitions will operate open peer review for full transparency about decision-making, to mitigate issues that contribute to editorial bias, and to enable reviewers to collect their contributions as part of their academic record. Authors will know who has reviewed their submission, with accepted manuscripts being published with their review reports; these reports will include the reviewer name, their ORCID ID, and be assigned an individual DOI. 

Open peer review does not mean that reviewers should contact authors directly, or that authors should contact reviewers. All queries should be directed through the editorial office.