Peer Review

Peer Review

A woman sits at a desk covered with tall stacks of papers, reviewing and pointing to documents as she conducts a purpose-driven peer review in a busy office setting.
Just because a paper passes peer review doesn't mean that what's written, or what the author asserts, is true. Here's why it still matters.
Is science for everyone, or just the morally upright?
Scientific journals, which are supposed to be the sacred scriptures of academia, are often full of shoddy research and misinformation.
peer review
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.
No matter what the science says, there’s no excuse for cruel behavior to a colleague. Look out into the distant Universe as far as you possibly can, and you’ll come […]