TABLE 1.

Phases of the collaborative review process model

Phase	Openness	Tasks	Goal
1 – Science development	Internal discussions	Team develops science and writes manuscript	Test new ideas
2 – Peer review	Placed online in prepublication format Disclosure includes: this paper has not completed all steps of review process	Manuscript is sent to journal Editor review Peer‐review	First review for accuracy, quality, rigor
3 – Multistakeholder review	Placed online in journal webpage with caveat disclosure Disclosure includes: this paper has not completed all steps of collaborative review process	Manuscript is published in a scholarly journal in a “multistakeholder review mode” This publication step lasts about 3 months (more if needed) and is open to comment and debate from various stakeholders	Stakeholder review for Quality Applicability Social Benefit Need
4 – Published	Final publication considered as evidence accepted by a collective entity	Application in policies, best practices, etc.	First steps in knowledge translation and integration