Elaine mentions
peer-review. This can be a problem, particularly where the study breaks new
ground, or is in a field where there are very few with expert knowledge. I
recently produced an article for a peer-reviewed journal. The reviewers
comments, had I incorporated them into my article, would have resulted in this
becoming incorrect and misleading. Incidentally, my refusal to incorporate these
innacuracies into my article resulted in it not being published, so everyone in
OH was (I believe) the poorer for not having access to the information. If
articles are to be peer-reviewed it is essential that the reviewers have the
appropriate knowledge and expertise to match the submitted article/study/review.
Chris
Packham
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