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In defence of the scientific paper

Janet brings us some rather vitriolic criticism by Sir Peter Medewar: The scientific paper in its orthodox form does embody a totally mistaken conception, even a travesty, of the nature of scientific thought. The argument seems to be that the … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, public science, publication

When reviewers go bad

Is there a way to neuter anonymous hatchet-job reviews?
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Categories: academic life, publication

Real peer review

In theory, peer review is the sacred core of the self-correcting machinery of science. But what’s it like in practice?
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Categories: academic life, publication

The five stages of peer review grief

In the midst of all the good things that have happened to me recently, I also got some rather less cheerful news: a couple of papers I submitted way back in the middle of last year finally arrived back in … Continue reading

Categories: academic life, publication