Peer Review

• Peer Review


  Assessment of scientific paper by field experts

  1. Submit paper to academic journal, who send to experts
  2. Peers consider quality including research design and method, considering extraneous variables and analysing data
  3. Decision of recommendation

  • Accept = Stage 4 of Publication
  • Reject = changes suggested or flawed so no possibility of resubmission
• (+) A03: Honest Review


  Knowing field experts will analyse quality means there will be more honesty in the review of the study
• (+) A03: Publishing


  Helps judgement of whether to publish for media to share with society, flawed results could equal reduced public trust
• (-) A03: Rivalry


  Professional rivalry could reject paper so they can publish findings first; blinding could benefit, but writing style is identifyable and anonymous peers is easier to steal ideas