Social status bias in science: a dissident perspective
Let me tell you a story about science. (Deep breath) Once upon a time there was no peer review in science. Instead, the editor made his own comments and edits,…
Scientists should be allowed to recommend their own peer reviewers
Leo Tiokhin has a post up arguing the opposite of the title of my post. His argument is that a number of studies find that reviewers suggested by authors provide…
Peer review and innovation
Spier, R. (2002). Peer review and innovation. Science and Engineering Ethics, 8(1), 99-108. This little read paper from 2002 is worth quoting at length. It underlines the inability of peer…
“one of the authors had previously conducted academic research with unethical behaviors”
Behavioral Sciences informs us that: We are writing to inform you that we will not be able to process your paper further. We've received a serious concern from one of…