Referees, editors, and publication practices: Improving the reliability and usefulness of the Peer review system

Science and Engineering Ethics 3 (1):51-62 (1997)
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The documented low levels of reliability of the peer review process present a serious challenge to editors who must often base their publication decisions on conflicting referee recommendations. The purpose of this article is to discuss this process and examine ways to produce a more reliable and useful peer review system.

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10.1007/s11948-997-0016-4

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