Peer review isn't the problem. It is as important today as it was a hundred years ago. The problem is the way in which it is paid for in the majority of journ

Peer review isn't the problem. It is as important today as it was a hundred years ago. The problem is the way in which it is paid for in the majority of journals. There has been a trend to enable the original researcher to bear the costs of reviewing and making available their research but this can cost several hundred pounds and is rarely covered by grants. For an impoverished PhD student / PostDoc the money isn't always there.