the role of peer review

Question 1

list the roles of peer review

Answer 1

• allocation of research funding
• publication of research in academic journals and books
• assessing the research rating of university departments

Question 2

what are the issues with peer review?

Answer 2

• not always possible to find experts to review research
• reviewers may be biased
• anonymity where reviewers may have their identity secret which is good for objectivity and honesty, but could result in bias
• publication bias when journals publish positive results