The limitations to our understanding of peer review
Introduction. Peer review is a ubiquitous element of scholarly research quality assurance and assessment. It forms a critical part of a research and development enterprise that annually invests $2 trillion US dollars (USD) globally [] and produces more than 3 million peer-reviewed research articles [].As an institutional norm governing scientific legitimacy, it plays a central role in defining ...
The Importance and Limitations of Peer-Review
The limitations of Peer-Review. It is important to realize that not all peer-reviewed journals are created equal. Small or obscure journals may follow the rules and gain recognized peer-reviewed status, but be desperate for submissions and have a low bar for acceptance. They also have a harder time getting world-class experts to review their ...
The limitations to our understanding of peer review
Abstract. Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing academic prestige and standing on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions.
Peer review guidance: a primer for researchers
The peer review process is essential for quality checks and validation of journal submissions. Although it has some limitations, including manipulations and biased and unfair evaluations, there is no other alternative to the system. ... Keywords: research peer review, publishing, periodicals as topic, publication ethics, rheumatology. Introduction.
Peer Review in Scientific Publications: Benefits, Critiques, & A
Peer review is a mutual responsibility among fellow scientists, and scientists are expected, as part of the academic community, to take part in peer review. If one is to expect others to review their work, they should commit to reviewing the work of others as well, and put effort into it. 2) Be pleasant. If the paper is of low quality, suggest ...
Everything You Need to Know About Peer Review
Despite its limitations, peer review remains the main way that the quality of submitted manuscripts is ensured prior to acceptance for publication. ... We believe that peer review at its best involves research community participation, fairness and impartiality, accountability and timeliness, transparency and independence, confidentiality and ...
The limitations to our understanding of peer review
TLDR. This work analyses peer review to assess where the major gaps in theoretical and empirical understanding of it lie, and identifies core themes including editorial responsibility, the subjectivity and bias of reviewers, the function and quality of peer review, and the social and epistemic implications ofpeer review. Expand. View on Springer.
The limitations to our understanding of peer review
Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing academic prestige and standing on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions. In order to address this, we have analysed peer review to ...
Peer-Review
Peer review is the first stage of a discussion among scientists as to whether the methods of the study support the conclusions made. Critical evaluation of the paper by external peers helps add clarity and acknowledge and report uncertainties and limitations, place new work in the context of the totality of available evidence and prevent over ...
Impact of peer review on discussion of study limitations and strength
Keywords: Peer review, Study limitations, Before-after study, Linguistic spin, Hedging, Transparency, Scientific reporting, ... This finding is important in the debates about the value of peer review and detrimental research practices. Software tools such as the ones used in this study may be employed by authors, reviewers, and editors to flag ...
Systematic reviews: Brief overview of methods, limitations, and
Meeting the review family: Exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements 9: Characterizes existing review types based on research study by authors. Defines systematic review family (and other review types) with specific review types and subtypes. Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews 18
8 common problems with literature reviews and how to fix them
In our recent paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution, we highlight 8 common problems with traditional literature review methods, provide examples for each from the field of environmental management and ecology, and provide practical solutions for ways to mitigate them. Problem. Solution. Lack of relevance - limited stakeholder engagement can ...
PDF The Benefits and Drawbacks of Peer Review by Lucy Bryan Malenke
Reviewers may perceive peer review as an exercise in "fixing" or "correcting" surface-level errors and may overlook more significant problems in content, support, organization, or audience awareness (Crossman & Kite, 2012; Kelly, 2015; Nilson, 2010).
Toward Greater Transparency and Inclusion in Manuscript Review
Peer review is widely accepted as critical to legitimating scholarly publication, and yet, it runs the risk of reproducing inequities in publishing processes and products. ... "The Limitations to Our Understanding of Peer Review." Research Integrity and Peer Review 5 (1): 6. https: ...
Pros and cons of open peer review
Few would deny that peer review, as currently practiced, has its drawbacks. There have been a number of studies on the effectiveness of peer review, mainly in the clinical literature (see http ...
Impact of peer review on discussion of study limitations and strength
Background In their research reports, scientists are expected to discuss limitations that their studies have. Previous research showed that often, such discussion is absent. Also, many journals emphasize the importance of avoiding overstatement of claims. We wanted to see to what extent editorial handling and peer review affects self-acknowledgment of limitations and hedging of claims. Methods ...
The Ongoing Importance of Peer Review
The broader literature on peer review supports the focus of JAPNA editorials (Lu et al., 2022; Severin & Chataway, 2020).Peer review remains a vibrant part of scholarly publishing in all disciplines, marked by an increasing need for peer reviewers given the rise in scientific publication submissions (Lu et al., 2022).An ongoing theme in peer review discussions with pertinence to JAPNA involves ...
Research Methods: How to Perform an Effective Peer Review
Peer review has been a part of scientific publications since 1665, when the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society became the first publication to formalize a system of expert review. 1,2 It became an institutionalized part of science in the latter half of the 20 th century and is now the standard in scientific research publications. 3 In 2012, there were more than 28 000 scholarly ...
What Is Peer Review?
The most common types are: Single-blind review. Double-blind review. Triple-blind review. Collaborative review. Open review. Relatedly, peer assessment is a process where your peers provide you with feedback on something you've written, based on a set of criteria or benchmarks from an instructor.
PDF The limitations to our understanding of peer review
Discussion. This review of the limits to our understanding of peer review aimed to make clear that there are still danger-ously large gaps in our knowledge of this essential com-ponent of scholarly communication. In Table 1, we. Table 1 Proposal for the future roadmap into peer review research.
Evaluating panel discussions in ESP classes: an exploration of
Peer Review reports. Introduction. In the field of medical education, ... Limitations and future research. One limitation of this study is that it focused on a specific population of medical students, which may limit the generalizability of the findings to other student populations. Additionally, the study relied on self-report data from ...
The limitations to our understanding of peer review
Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing. quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing ...
To Compare Is Human: A Review of Social Comparison Theory in
Pay information disclosure: Review and recommendations for research spanning the pay secrecy-pay transparency continuum. Journal of Management, 48: 1661-1694. Crossref. Web of Science. Google Scholar. ... Social comparison theory and the evaluation of peer evaluations: A review and some applied implications. Personnel Psychology, 36: 867-881 ...
Candidacy 2.0 (CC)
Our study aimed to explore healthcare access experiences of people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (PlwRA) through the Candidacy Framework [].Despite qualitative studies offering valuable insights into complex issues, they comprise only 1% of research in top-tier rheumatology journals [].To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review using Critical Interpretive Synthesis methodology ...
Systematic and other reviews: criteria and complexities
A systematic review follows explicit methodology to answer a well-defined research question by searching the literature comprehensively, evaluating the quantity and quality of research evidence rigorously, and analyzing the evidence to synthesize an answer to the research question. The evidence gathered in systematic reviews can be qualitative ...
Fine‐scale alpine plant community assembly: Relative roles of
Overview of the study area at Mt. Schrankogel showing the position of (a) 899 solitary plots (white dots) distributed from the tree line ecotone to the subnival zone and the three spatially separated blocks (yellow rectangles) of 11 transects comprising 661 permanent plots (upper panel), which are illustrated in more detail in the lower row of panels: (b) southwest-facing slope ranging from ...
Causal associations of obstructive sleep apnea with Chronic Respiratory
Study design and data sources. This study encompasses a comprehensive review of supporting information within the article. Employing a two-sample MR approach, we investigated the causal relationship between OSA and CRDs (Fig. 1).In our MR framework, genetic variations serve as instrumental variables to ascertain if exposure significantly influences disease development.
Expert opinions on web-based peer education interventions for youth
Background: Participatory education, in the form of peer education, may be an effective way to promote youth sexual health. With the advent of the internet, web-based interventions have potential as an attractive new tool for sexual health promotion by peers. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate professional experts' opinions on the perspectives for web-based participatory ...
Arriving at the empirically based conceptualization of restricted and
An empirically based understanding of the factor structure of the restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) domain is a prerequisite for interpreting studies attempting to understand the correlates and mechanisms underpinning RRB and for measurement development. Therefore, this study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of RRB factor analytic studies. Sets of meta-analyses ...
The role of emotions in academic performance of undergraduate medical
The criteria included only full-text articles in English published in peer-reviewed journals. Primary research was considered, embracing quantitative and mixed-method research. The selected studies had to explicitly reference academic performance, test results, or GPA as key outcomes to address the research question. ... The limitation of the ...
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Introduction. Peer review is a ubiquitous element of scholarly research quality assurance and assessment. It forms a critical part of a research and development enterprise that annually invests $2 trillion US dollars (USD) globally [] and produces more than 3 million peer-reviewed research articles [].As an institutional norm governing scientific legitimacy, it plays a central role in defining ...
The limitations of Peer-Review. It is important to realize that not all peer-reviewed journals are created equal. Small or obscure journals may follow the rules and gain recognized peer-reviewed status, but be desperate for submissions and have a low bar for acceptance. They also have a harder time getting world-class experts to review their ...
Abstract. Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing academic prestige and standing on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions.
The peer review process is essential for quality checks and validation of journal submissions. Although it has some limitations, including manipulations and biased and unfair evaluations, there is no other alternative to the system. ... Keywords: research peer review, publishing, periodicals as topic, publication ethics, rheumatology. Introduction.
Peer review is a mutual responsibility among fellow scientists, and scientists are expected, as part of the academic community, to take part in peer review. If one is to expect others to review their work, they should commit to reviewing the work of others as well, and put effort into it. 2) Be pleasant. If the paper is of low quality, suggest ...
Despite its limitations, peer review remains the main way that the quality of submitted manuscripts is ensured prior to acceptance for publication. ... We believe that peer review at its best involves research community participation, fairness and impartiality, accountability and timeliness, transparency and independence, confidentiality and ...
TLDR. This work analyses peer review to assess where the major gaps in theoretical and empirical understanding of it lie, and identifies core themes including editorial responsibility, the subjectivity and bias of reviewers, the function and quality of peer review, and the social and epistemic implications ofpeer review. Expand. View on Springer.
Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing academic prestige and standing on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions. In order to address this, we have analysed peer review to ...
Peer review is the first stage of a discussion among scientists as to whether the methods of the study support the conclusions made. Critical evaluation of the paper by external peers helps add clarity and acknowledge and report uncertainties and limitations, place new work in the context of the totality of available evidence and prevent over ...
Keywords: Peer review, Study limitations, Before-after study, Linguistic spin, Hedging, Transparency, Scientific reporting, ... This finding is important in the debates about the value of peer review and detrimental research practices. Software tools such as the ones used in this study may be employed by authors, reviewers, and editors to flag ...
Meeting the review family: Exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements 9: Characterizes existing review types based on research study by authors. Defines systematic review family (and other review types) with specific review types and subtypes. Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews 18
In our recent paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution, we highlight 8 common problems with traditional literature review methods, provide examples for each from the field of environmental management and ecology, and provide practical solutions for ways to mitigate them. Problem. Solution. Lack of relevance - limited stakeholder engagement can ...
Reviewers may perceive peer review as an exercise in "fixing" or "correcting" surface-level errors and may overlook more significant problems in content, support, organization, or audience awareness (Crossman & Kite, 2012; Kelly, 2015; Nilson, 2010).
Peer review is widely accepted as critical to legitimating scholarly publication, and yet, it runs the risk of reproducing inequities in publishing processes and products. ... "The Limitations to Our Understanding of Peer Review." Research Integrity and Peer Review 5 (1): 6. https: ...
Few would deny that peer review, as currently practiced, has its drawbacks. There have been a number of studies on the effectiveness of peer review, mainly in the clinical literature (see http ...
Background In their research reports, scientists are expected to discuss limitations that their studies have. Previous research showed that often, such discussion is absent. Also, many journals emphasize the importance of avoiding overstatement of claims. We wanted to see to what extent editorial handling and peer review affects self-acknowledgment of limitations and hedging of claims. Methods ...
The broader literature on peer review supports the focus of JAPNA editorials (Lu et al., 2022; Severin & Chataway, 2020).Peer review remains a vibrant part of scholarly publishing in all disciplines, marked by an increasing need for peer reviewers given the rise in scientific publication submissions (Lu et al., 2022).An ongoing theme in peer review discussions with pertinence to JAPNA involves ...
Peer review has been a part of scientific publications since 1665, when the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society became the first publication to formalize a system of expert review. 1,2 It became an institutionalized part of science in the latter half of the 20 th century and is now the standard in scientific research publications. 3 In 2012, there were more than 28 000 scholarly ...
The most common types are: Single-blind review. Double-blind review. Triple-blind review. Collaborative review. Open review. Relatedly, peer assessment is a process where your peers provide you with feedback on something you've written, based on a set of criteria or benchmarks from an instructor.
Discussion. This review of the limits to our understanding of peer review aimed to make clear that there are still danger-ously large gaps in our knowledge of this essential com-ponent of scholarly communication. In Table 1, we. Table 1 Proposal for the future roadmap into peer review research.
Peer Review reports. Introduction. In the field of medical education, ... Limitations and future research. One limitation of this study is that it focused on a specific population of medical students, which may limit the generalizability of the findings to other student populations. Additionally, the study relied on self-report data from ...
Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing. quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing ...
Pay information disclosure: Review and recommendations for research spanning the pay secrecy-pay transparency continuum. Journal of Management, 48: 1661-1694. Crossref. Web of Science. Google Scholar. ... Social comparison theory and the evaluation of peer evaluations: A review and some applied implications. Personnel Psychology, 36: 867-881 ...
Our study aimed to explore healthcare access experiences of people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (PlwRA) through the Candidacy Framework [].Despite qualitative studies offering valuable insights into complex issues, they comprise only 1% of research in top-tier rheumatology journals [].To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review using Critical Interpretive Synthesis methodology ...
A systematic review follows explicit methodology to answer a well-defined research question by searching the literature comprehensively, evaluating the quantity and quality of research evidence rigorously, and analyzing the evidence to synthesize an answer to the research question. The evidence gathered in systematic reviews can be qualitative ...
Overview of the study area at Mt. Schrankogel showing the position of (a) 899 solitary plots (white dots) distributed from the tree line ecotone to the subnival zone and the three spatially separated blocks (yellow rectangles) of 11 transects comprising 661 permanent plots (upper panel), which are illustrated in more detail in the lower row of panels: (b) southwest-facing slope ranging from ...
Study design and data sources. This study encompasses a comprehensive review of supporting information within the article. Employing a two-sample MR approach, we investigated the causal relationship between OSA and CRDs (Fig. 1).In our MR framework, genetic variations serve as instrumental variables to ascertain if exposure significantly influences disease development.
Background: Participatory education, in the form of peer education, may be an effective way to promote youth sexual health. With the advent of the internet, web-based interventions have potential as an attractive new tool for sexual health promotion by peers. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate professional experts' opinions on the perspectives for web-based participatory ...
An empirically based understanding of the factor structure of the restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) domain is a prerequisite for interpreting studies attempting to understand the correlates and mechanisms underpinning RRB and for measurement development. Therefore, this study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of RRB factor analytic studies. Sets of meta-analyses ...
The criteria included only full-text articles in English published in peer-reviewed journals. Primary research was considered, embracing quantitative and mixed-method research. The selected studies had to explicitly reference academic performance, test results, or GPA as key outcomes to address the research question. ... The limitation of the ...