Thursday, November 15, 2018

Peer Review: The Worst Way to Judge Research, Except for All the Others

The New York Times
Aaron E. Carroll
November 5, 2018

Even before the recent news that a group of researchers managed to get several ridiculous fake studies published in reputable academic journals, people have been aware of problems with peer review.

Throwing out the system — which deems whether research is robust and worth being published — would do more harm than good. But it makes sense to be aware of peer review’s potential weaknesses.

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