... the code license is from MIT not GOOGLE btw.... http://code.google.com/p/gpeerreview/From the website:

Why? * Peer reviews give credibility to an author's work. * Journals and conferences can use this tool to indicate acceptance of a paper. * Researchers can also give credibility to each other by reviewing each others' works. * This enables researchers to publish first, and review later. * It meshes seamlessly with existing publication venues. Even the credibility of works that have already been published can be enhanced by obtaining additional peer reviews. * A decentralized social-network of reviewers and papers is naturally formed by this process. The structure of this network reflects that of the research