The ups and downs of peer review

Dale J. Benos; Edlira Bashari; Jose M. Chaves; Amit Gaggar; Niren Kapoor; Martin LaFrance; Robert Mans; David Mayhew; Sara McGowan; Abigail Polter; Yawar Qadri; Shanta Sarfare; Kevin Schultz; Ryan Splittgerber; Jason Stephenson; Cristy Tower; R. Grace Walton; Alexander Zotov

doi:10.1152/advan.00104.2006

The ups and downs of peer review

Dale J. Benos, Edlira Bashari, Jose M. Chaves, Amit Gaggar, Niren Kapoor, Martin LaFrance, Robert Mans, David Mayhew, Sara McGowan, Abigail Polter, Yawar Qadri, Shanta Sarfare, Kevin Schultz, Ryan Splittgerber, Jason Stephenson, Cristy Tower, R. Grace Walton, Alexander Zotov

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

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This article traces the history of peer review of scientific publications, plotting the development of the process from its inception to its present-day application. We discuss the merits of peer review and its weaknesses, both perceived and real, as well as the practicalities of several major proposed changes to the system. It is our hope that readers will gain a better appreciation of the complexities of the process and, when serving as reviewers themselves, will do so in a manner that will enhance the utility of the exercise. We also propose the development of an international on-line training program for accreditation of potential referees.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-152
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00104.2006
State	Published - Jun 2007

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Benos, D. J., Bashari, E., Chaves, J. M., Gaggar, A., Kapoor, N., LaFrance, M., Mans, R., Mayhew, D., McGowan, S., Polter, A., Qadri, Y., Sarfare, S., Schultz, K., Splittgerber, R., Stephenson, J., Tower, C., Walton, R. G., & Zotov, A. (2007). The ups and downs of peer review. American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education, 31(2), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00104.2006

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