Peer Review: RM Flashcards
What is Peer Review?
This is when researchers submit their research to high expertise before deciding to publish it, in order to decide if it is suitable for publication.
What is the role of peer review?
Ensures that only high quality research is published and is used to identify issues with research in order to make amendments. It protects the reputation of scientific process, as if low quality research is published, it could undermine the public trust of scientific research.
What does peer review always play a role in?
Allocation of funding. The peer review process is used to decide if the research ideas are of high enough quality to justify funding.
Why is the file draw problem a Limitation of peer review?
Peer review contributes to the file-drawer problem as research has shown that peer reviews are more likely to be publicised if findings are positive rather than negative findings. The negative research is left to be unpublished, and this effects the scientific process as scientists cannot learn from unpublished research.
Why is the anonymity leading to a bias Limitation of peer review?
The reviewers remain anonymous meaning they may not be accountable for their decisions about what is published. As a result the peer reviewers could show bias in their decisions about whether or not they want to publish the research. It could challenge their own review.
