Guardians of Science: Fairness and Reliability of Peer Review - Hardcover

Daniel, Hans-Dieter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527290419 ISBN 13: 9783527290413

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 1993

Synopsis

Ever got a paper rejected?
And have you wondered whether the mysterious process behind the editor's decision was fair and reliable?
For many years, renowned scientific journals have resorted to peer review as the best available means of separating the wheat from the chaff in science publishing. But is peer review really fair, reliable and unbiased? And does it prevent fraud in science, or hinder innovative research?
In this book H.-D. Daniel presents a detailed investigation into the peer review system of Angewandte Chemie, one of the world's leading chemistry journals.
In particular, his analysis focuses on the
* content and level of agreement of referee reports
* fate and impact of papers rejected by Angewandte Chemie and published elsewhere
* level of bias involved in editorial and reviewers' decisions and based on incidental aspects, such as nationality, academic title and subject area of a paper's author(s).
Scientists - who must publish (or perish) -, editors and all non- specialists interested in the controversial issue of quality control in science will be fascinated by this case study.

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From the Publisher

In this fascinating book, the author presents a detailed study of fairness, reliability and validity in peer review. A must for all scientists, scientific editors and writers, as well as non-specialists interested in one of the most controversial issues of modern scientific culture.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527290419
• ISBN 13: 9783527290413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 109