peer review

Question 1

peer review

Answer 1

The evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work, their peers.
Employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance and provide credibility.
Helps to ensure research has high reliability and high validity.
Used to determine an academic’s paper suitability for publication.

Question 2

strengths of peer review

Answer 2

All elements are assessed for quality and accuracy, so we can validate the quality and relevance of the research.
Can suggest amendments to improve the report.

Question 3

limitations of peer review

Answer 3

Publication bias - ground breaking research could be buried because it goes against mainstream theories and positive results are usually favoured.
Reviewers are anonymous so they might use it to criticise rival researchers.