I'm not saying that peer review doesn't take a long time to do it right, but I'm saying that perhaps a new job can be created who's job is to review and stay cu

I'm not saying that peer review doesn't take a long time to do it right, but I'm saying that perhaps a new job can be created who's job is to review and stay current on the literature. I'm not saying one person can know everything, but that there may be a better way. We have more scientists and papers being published every year, and I'm making the argument that we've outgrown current procedures. This is not an editorial job, this job does exactly what current peer reviewers do -- but it's their full time job. Could I be wrong, sure -- but if the field is so big that a dedicated person can't keep on top of it then there is no chance for a scientist to do that either. The biggest issue is whether there is an incentive for someone with the skills to do it; why would I want to just review the work of others when I have the skills to do my own.