Peer Review
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competences as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review methods are used to maintain quality standards, improve performance, and provide credibility. In academia, scholarly peer review is often used to determine an academic paper's suitability for publication. Peer review can be categorized by the type of activity and by the field or profession in which the activity occurs, e.g., medical peer review.
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Why do we put up with it? Do we like to be criticized? No, no scientist enjoys it. Every scientist feels a proprietary affection for his or her ideas and findings. Even so, you don’t reply to critics, Wait a minute; this is a really good idea; I’m very fond of it; it’s done you no harm; please leave it alone. Instead, the hard but just rule is that if the ideas don’t work, you must throw them away.
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― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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I’m not your peer that you can review me, you grew up believing world war 2 as the big battle between good and evil, you grew up worshipping churchill as hero, you believe philosophy was invented in greece, with that kind of prehistoric intellect you’re going to review a multicultural mind – you don’t peer review the Himalayas, you chart the course according to your own limited capacity, so you may one day climb the summit, and when you do, I’ll be waiting with a cup of tea.
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― Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
― Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
