Comments on: The purpose of peer review http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2009/01/09/the-purpose-of-peer-review/ I am a Computer Science professor at UQAM: Web, OLAP, Databases, Time Series, Collaborative Filtering, Information Retrieval, e-Learning. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sui Fai John Mak http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2009/01/09/the-purpose-of-peer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-50542 Sui Fai John Mak Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:36:19 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1723#comment-50542 I agree with your views in that peer review allows others to provide feedback to the author. I have often sought such comments from others, whether it's teaching, learning or research. By having an open model of review, one could unfold the "blind spot" that is often associated with research. Thanks again for sharing this important message. John I agree with your views in that peer review allows others to provide feedback to the author. I have often sought such comments from others, whether it’s teaching, learning or research. By having an open model of review, one could unfold the “blind spot” that is often associated with research.
Thanks again for sharing this important message.
John

]]> By: Peter Marteinson http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2009/01/09/the-purpose-of-peer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-50527 Peter Marteinson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:13:22 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1723#comment-50527 NEVER criticise Society. Only people who can't get into it do that. NEVER criticise Society. Only people who can’t get into it do that.

]]> By: Vinod Khare http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2009/01/09/the-purpose-of-peer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-50526 Vinod Khare Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:38:34 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1723#comment-50526 Peer review is very much like democracy. The majority gets to vote down an idea even though it might be useful. Publishing in a peer reviewed journal is like a bunch of senators deciding on a policy issue. With the internet we can perhaps make is a bit closer to general elections. :) Peer review is very much like democracy. The majority gets to vote down an idea even though it might be useful. Publishing in a peer reviewed journal is like a bunch of senators deciding on a policy issue. With the internet we can perhaps make is a bit closer to general elections. :)

]]> By: JadeStar http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2009/01/09/the-purpose-of-peer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-50525 JadeStar Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:35:18 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/?p=1723#comment-50525 I just (a couple of days ago) posted a similar article regarding criticism of the peer review process here: Skeptics: Be Skeptical of Skeptics! http://ithinktherefore.org/philosophy/skeptics-be-skeptical-of-skeptics/ It's also linked in the Reddit science section. Please feel free to link, track, comment, etc. I'd love to have some peer review myself! ;) In short, I'm concerned about tenacious adherence to the "knowledge" published through the peer-review process, seeing as how it can often be a political process, rather than a democratic or scientific one. I just (a couple of days ago) posted a similar article regarding criticism of the peer review process here:

Skeptics: Be Skeptical of Skeptics!
http://ithinktherefore.org/philosophy/skeptics-be-skeptical-of-skeptics/

It’s also linked in the Reddit science section. Please feel free to link, track, comment, etc. I’d love to have some peer review myself! ;)

In short, I’m concerned about tenacious adherence to the “knowledge” published through the peer-review process, seeing as how it can often be a political process, rather than a democratic or scientific one.

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