Peer review: Scientific Quality Control or a Flawed Process
Date: 2006-07-17 - 2006-07-17
Registration: 2006-07-17 - 2006-07-17
Location: Munich, Germany, Germany
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Peer review: Scientific Quality Control or a Flawed Process
Date: 5.15 pm, 17th July
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http://www.esof2006.org/
Location: Room Helios, Forum am Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
Panellists:
Dr. Andrew Sugden, International Managing Editor of Science, Cambridge UK
Tracy Browne, Director of Sense about Science, London, UK
Dr. Chris Surridge, Editor, Public Library of Science (Pl0S), San Francisco, USA
Chair: Dr. Seema Sharma, Programme Director, Science Careers.
The peer review process is acknowledged by the scientific community as the most effective way to ensure quality control in the publication of research findings. Without it, the publishing process would be arbitrary and perhaps susceptible to influence. Whilst it is accepted that peers are best qualified to detect mistakes in research methodology and also judge whether a unique advance in knowledge in the field has been made, the current system is far from perfect and some would argue that it can make or break your career. Do referees exploit the system? How do they judge quality? Is so-called maverick science overlooked and do editors give undue preference to newsworthy findings? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion to help answer these and other questions.