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Goal of peer
review is to insure:
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Previous work
adequately acknowledged
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Experimental
methodology realistic and reproducible
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Analysis of
data justifies conclusions
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Peters and Ceci
(82):
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Resubmitted 12
psychology articles already published with
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different
author names, 8 of 9 recommended against
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acceptance and
were rejected “serious methodological
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flaw”, not
because of déjà vu.
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Inglefinger
study of NEJM reviewers:
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Concordance of
reviews only slightly better than chance
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Reviewers not
skilled in all areas of a study, unable to
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discern poor
writing and have their own biases
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