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Peer review
is where work submitted for
publication
is
scrutinised
by other experts in the field making sure no
faulty
data enters public arena.
Shaughnessy
et al (
2003
) found that in
2003
only
1/3
manuscripts
sent to the
journals
of the
APS
were
accepted
for
publication.
Aims of peer review:
Allocate research funding
- whether or not to allocate funding for the proposed research project
Validate quality
and
relevance
of research - Accuracy, formulation of hypotheses, methodology chosen
Amendments
/
improvements
peer
doing review remains
anonymous
which increases chance of
+ approval
Some may use this
anonymity
to
criticise
rival researchers
Publication bias
only publish findings that are
'headline grabbing'
Prefer
to publish
+
results