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I'm curious how many commenters here who are making strong statements about the worth (or not) of peer review have actually participated in it both as author AN
by pmags 3y ago
I'm curious how many commenters here who are making strong statements about the worth (or not) of peer review have actually participated in it both as author AND reviewer? Or even as an editor who is faced with the challenge of integrating and synthesizing multiple reviews into a recommendation?
There are many venues available to share your research or ideas absent formal peer review, arXiv/bioRxiv being among the most popular. If you reject the idea of peer review itself it seems like there are plenty of alternatives.
- ska 3y agoIt's the internet, therefore a significant percentage of the strong opinions about any topic will come from people who have little to no experience or competence in the area. Being HN, it probably skews a bit better that average. OTOH, it will also skew towards people procrastinating. Factor that in how you will...