Peer Review

Question 1

What is peer review ?

Answer 1

• is a process that takes place before a study published to ensure the research is high quality, contribute to the field of research and is accurately presented.

Question 2

The process of peer review

Answer 2

1) paper sent to journal
2) 2 anonymous expert reviewers of the same field read it
3) judge quality of the paper
4) review design
5) published or sent back to authors to make changes

Question 3

The quality of paper based on ? (3)

Answer 3

• experimental approach
• contribution to field of psychology and society
• looking for mistakes e.g. statistics, procedure etc

Question 4

Review decision (yes) based on ? (2)

Answer 4

If it has
- high scientific credibility
- significant contributions to field or society

Question 5

Evaluation of peer review (6)

Answer 5

+ scientific credibility
+ ensure no incorrect info published
+ allocation of fundings
- not always possible to find an expert in specific field
- publication bias
- too late for published research