Name of event/presentation: Nerd Night
Date of presentation: 4/26/2016
Type of presentation: Oral
Title & Text of abstract:
Peer review in science and its bias
The majority of the scientific publications involve a peer review process in which the reviewers evaluate the manuscripts and make recommendations to the editors for acceptance or rejection of the manuscript for publication. Peer review system in scientific communication has been serving as the guard for merit and validity in scientific publications, and it is an important procedure to ensure high quality of the science that can reach the public. However, it has been shown that very frequently, peer review is not very efficient in finding the flaws in the manuscript submissions, and a lot of time it also hinders innovative ideas. As a process which involves decision making based on the experience of the editors and reviewers, the peer review process is a subjective business, and the bias in peer review may potentially harm the scientific community. In this presentation, I will briefly describe the scientific publication process, analyze problems caused by peer review bias, and propose some potential solutions.
Date of presentation: 4/26/2016
Type of presentation: Oral
Title & Text of abstract:
Peer review in science and its bias
The majority of the scientific publications involve a peer review process in which the reviewers evaluate the manuscripts and make recommendations to the editors for acceptance or rejection of the manuscript for publication. Peer review system in scientific communication has been serving as the guard for merit and validity in scientific publications, and it is an important procedure to ensure high quality of the science that can reach the public. However, it has been shown that very frequently, peer review is not very efficient in finding the flaws in the manuscript submissions, and a lot of time it also hinders innovative ideas. As a process which involves decision making based on the experience of the editors and reviewers, the peer review process is a subjective business, and the bias in peer review may potentially harm the scientific community. In this presentation, I will briefly describe the scientific publication process, analyze problems caused by peer review bias, and propose some potential solutions.