peer review

Question 1

1st stage - submission

Answer 1

researchder submits article to a journal

Question 2

2cnd stage - experts

Answer 2

journal selects two or more appropriate experts to review article without payment, the peer reviewers asses methods and design used, originality of findings and validity of original research findings, content structure and language

Question 3

3rd stage - feedback

Answer 3

feedback from reviewers determines if article accepted or not, the article may be accepted as it is, without revisions, or sent back to author to revise and resubmit or rejected without possibility of submission

Question 4

4th stage - editor

Answer 4

editor makes final decision on whether to accept or reject the research report based on the reviewer’s comments and reccomendations

Question 5

what is single blind

Answer 5

most usual - where name of reviewers are not revealed to researcher

Question 6

what is double blind

Answer 6

both reviewers and researchers are anonymous

Question 7

what is open review

Answer 7

reviewers and researchers known to each other

Question 8

why is this necessary

Answer 8

ensures integrity of researcher - have to be honest and validates conclusions - mistakes and errors can be raised, false research isn’t published

Question 9

file drawer problem

Answer 9

journals have a tendency to publish positive findings rather than negative, contributes to file drawer effect as only statistically significant studies published