Lecture 14 peer review

Peer Review Pamela A. Bentley PhD Student February 10, 2012

Lecture Outline
What is peer review?
How to identify a peer reviewed article
Examples of peer reviewed articles vs. popular press
The Process
Why is it important?

Morey, A., A. Garner, F. Faruque, and G. Yang. 2011Evolutionary trends in peer review. J Allied Health 40(3):156-160.

Peer Reviewed Article vs A Review Article……..Yikes!
Yes! They are different
Peer Reviewed Article:
Original Research Article (graphs, figures, tables)
Peer review is a process
A Review Article
A paper which summarizes many other articles
No original research done by the authors
Also undergoes Peer Review
TONS of references!

Footnotes and references
Diagrams, charts, tables
Written by a scholar or specialist in the field
Articles report on original research or experimentation
Published by professional associations
Use terminology associated with the discipline
Peer Reviewed Articles http://www.ryerson.ca/library/ref/peer.html

Peer Review vs. Popular Press
Peer Review
More technical jargon
Aimed at a specific audience
Primary data
Popular Press
More approachable
General audience
Sold in stores

Examples: Peer reviewed

Examples: Popular Press

How to Find a Peer Reviewed Journal?

What they look like

Peer Review (scholarly or refereed)
Evaluation of a document by experts in the field before it is published
Assessment of quality of research
Did they conduct the correct experiments
Use appropriate techniques/technologies , controls, models
Is this research novel to the field
Validity of results
Did the authors over interpret
Suggestions for improvement
Additional experiments
Removal of data (for clarity)
Grammatical/stylistic
Hopefully NOT!
Appropriateness for the Journal
Level of knowledge
Context

Who Does the Reviewing?
Reviewer selection: This process is journal specific
May included:
Peers
Authors who publish in that journal
Based on field of Expertise
Scientific reputation
Specific recommendations/or people who you would prefer not to review your article
The reviews are ALWAYS anonymous
Why is this important?
Most professors review for 2-3 journals (at least)
This, however, is not part of their job description and they receive no compensation for it.

Is every paper published?
Accept, with or without editorial revisions
Invite the authors to revise their manuscript
Reject, but indicate to the authors that further work might justify a resubmission
Reject outright
NO!

Morey, A., A. Garner, F. Faruque, and G. Yang. 2011Evolutionary trends in peer review. J Allied Health 40(3):156-160.

Are there Ethical Concerns to the Peer Review Process?

Why is Peer Review Important?
Quality Control
Continual Improvement of the field
Self Assessment
Improving the improvement process

How will YOU use this info?
Know how to identify a peer reviewed journal/paper
Understand that publication is a collective / rigorous process
Begin to see that information in popular press ≠ scientific findings

Activity
Tweet your thoughts on Peer Review.
Use the popular press to find research finding of interest
Eg: Vitamin D deficiency in cancer patients
Find a peer reviewed article on the same topic.

Resources/Images Used
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