(August 29, 2018 at 10:20 am)Mathilda Wrote:(August 29, 2018 at 10:05 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Here are some of the critisism of peer review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1420798/
One if it's suggestions was an openness of the process and ideas. Which I would agree with.
From the conclusion:
Quote:Nevertheless, it is likely to remain central to science and journals because there is no obvious alternative,
This is the thing about science. It is self correcting. It can even improve the scientific method, which is what is happening here. But if someone has a superior alternative to peer review then please do say. As it is though, no one has come up with a better alternative and until they do peer review will stay.
I’m not against peer review, just when people elevate it beyond reason. In this I am talking of the process the journals go through. I am for open discourse of ideas.
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
