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On the other hand, isn't it a peer-reviewed journal? If we have to do the legwork of going around asking what other clinicians think of it, it has failed at its
by dheera 6y ago
On the other hand, isn't it a peer-reviewed journal? If we have to do the legwork of going around asking what other clinicians think of it, it has failed at its mission as a peer-reviewed journal.
- adamjb 6y agoYou have a weird view of academia
- Retric 6y agoPeer review only is the initial smell test, and don’t mean it’s actually true. Fraud for example can often pass peer review just fine. That said, it does catch errors and rejects a lot of junk which is why it’s considered important.
- refurb 6y agoNo, peer review is “there doesn’t seem to be an major errors and the thinking is reasonable”
- coldtea 6y ago>it has failed at its mission as a peer-reviewed journal Peer-reviewed just means: (a) a bunch of guys had a cursory look at the research, which they might or might not be able to follow (even basic math), and left some hasty criticism on low hanging fruits (or the personal pet peeves they always mention) to pretend they thoroughly read it, and accepted it (b) Some scholar friends accepted this as a favor to other academic friends, who will backrub them when they submit their own research, and help each other pad their paper counts And meta-analysis means: (c) Let's take 80 crap papers, study them as if they're relevant, and get some statistical takeways...
- LinuxBender 6y agoI run across peer reviewed garbage on nih.gov all the time. I report them and quite rarely they are taken down. Others put more effort into this than me. They will publish nonsensical papers to expose the vulnerabilities. I am too lazy for that.