Peer review

Question 1

peer review

Answer 1

a process of quality control intended to ensure that only high quality research is published in scientific journals

Question 2

single blind review (def, pro & con)

Answer 2

where reviewers are anonymous
pro: allows for unbiased review
con: may delay publication to publish their own similar research first

Question 3

double blind review (def, pro & con)

Answer 3

where both researcher and reviewers are both anonymous
pro: unbiased
con: researcher may be identified through style

Question 4

open review (def, pro & con)

Answer 4

where the researcher and reviewer are known to each other
pro: reduces risk of personal comments or plagiarism
con: criticism is watered down out of politeness or fear

Question 5

purposes of peer review

Answer 5

-validate the quality and relevance of research
-evaluate proposals to finding bodies
-contributes to the research rating of university departments
-spots fraudulent research