Safeguarding the Integrity of Science Communication by Restraining 'Rational Cheating' in Peer Review

Peer review is the pillar of the integrity of science communication. It is often beset with flaws as well as accusations of unreliability and lack of predictive validity. 'Rational cheating' by reviewers is a threat to the validity of peer review. It may diminish the value of good papers b...

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Autor principal: Barroga, Edward F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25408573
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2014.29.11.1450
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description Peer review is the pillar of the integrity of science communication. It is often beset with flaws as well as accusations of unreliability and lack of predictive validity. 'Rational cheating' by reviewers is a threat to the validity of peer review. It may diminish the value of good papers by unfavourable appraisals of the reviewers whose own works have lower scientific merits. This article analyzes the mechanics and defects of peer review and focuses on rational cheating in peer review, its implications, and options to restrain it.
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spelling pubmed-42349092014-11-18 Safeguarding the Integrity of Science Communication by Restraining 'Rational Cheating' in Peer Review Barroga, Edward F. J Korean Med Sci Special Article Peer review is the pillar of the integrity of science communication. It is often beset with flaws as well as accusations of unreliability and lack of predictive validity. 'Rational cheating' by reviewers is a threat to the validity of peer review. It may diminish the value of good papers by unfavourable appraisals of the reviewers whose own works have lower scientific merits. This article analyzes the mechanics and defects of peer review and focuses on rational cheating in peer review, its implications, and options to restrain it. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2014-11 2014-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4234909/ /pubmed/25408573 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2014.29.11.1450 Text en © 2014 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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