The evolution of peer review as a basis for scientific publication: directional selection towards a robust discipline?

Medientyp: E-Artikel

Titel: The evolution of peer review as a basis for scientific publication: directional selection towards a robust discipline?

Beteiligte: Ferreira, Catarina; Bastille‐Rousseau, Guillaume; Bennett, Amanda M.; Ellington, E. Hance; Terwissen, Christine; Austin, Cayla; Borlestean, Adrian; Boudreau, Melanie R.; Chan, Kevin; Forsythe, Adrian; Hossie, Thomas J.; Landolt, Kristen; Longhi, Jessica; Otis, Josée‐Anne; Peers, Michael J. L.; Rae, Jason; Seguin, Jacob; Watt, Cristen; Wehtje, Morgan; Murray, Dennis L.

Erschienen: Wiley, 2016

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1111/brv.12185

ISSN: 1469-185X; 1464-7931

Schlagwörter: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ; General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Beschreibung: ABSTRACTPeer review is pivotal to science and academia, as it represents a widely accepted strategy for ensuring quality control in scientific research. Yet, the peer‐review system is poorly adapted to recent changes in the discipline and current societal needs. We provide historical context for the cultural lag that governs peer review that has eventually led to the system's current structural weaknesses (voluntary review, unstandardized review criteria, decentralized process). We argue that some current attempts to upgrade or otherwise modify the peer‐review system are merely sticking‐plaster solutions to these fundamental flaws, and therefore are unlikely to resolve them in the long term. We claim that for peer review to be relevant, effective, and contemporary with today's publishing demands across scientific disciplines, its main components need to be redesigned. We propose directional changes that are likely to improve the quality, rigour, and timeliness of peer review, and thereby ensure that this critical process serves the community it was created for.

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