ABS: Stehbens, Basic philosophy and concepts underlying scientific peer review

[Gretchen Whitney]

AU Stehbens, WE
TI Basic philosophy and concepts underlying scientific peer review
SO MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
LA English
DT Article
NR 47
SN 0306-9877
PU CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
C1 Wellington Sch Med, Dept Pathol, POB 7343, Wellington S, New
   Zealand.
   Wellington Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Wellington S, New Zealand.
ID PUBLICATION BIAS; ARTICLES
AB The peer review system does not always detect fraud,
   plagiarism, poor quality or gross error and there is editorial
   reluctance to correct errors or to publish criticisms of sacred
   cows or 'controversial' or nonconformist views of sceptics and
   dissident minorities. Mediocrity is thereby perpetuated, with
   highly innovative science stifled by the conflict of interest
   and reviewer shortcomings underlying the review system. The
   effective court of appeal should be the editor. Self-correction
   of review procedures is recommended by: (i) improving the
   editorial quality control of peer reviews; (ii) abolition of
   the cloak of secrecy and anonymity of reviewers; and (iii)
   active encouragement of critical debate of unorthodox
   submissions.
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JI Med. Hypotheses
PY 1999
PD JAN
VL 52
IS 1
GA 178RT
PI EDINBURGH
RP Stehbens WE
   Wellington Sch Med, Dept Pathol, POB 7343, Wellington S, New Zealand.
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   PLACE, LEITH WALK, EDINBURGH EH1 3AF, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
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