Words Matter: Peer Review as a Failing Safeguard
<p><span><em>Peer review is intended to support the quality and standards of academic work. The peer review process has been questioned recently in a number of different arenas. Source reliability and information credibility can be a problem when an academic sch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Centre for Counter Terrorism
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Perspectives on Terrorism |
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| Online Access: | http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/256 |
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| Summary: | <p><span><em>Peer review is intended to support the quality and standards of academic work. The peer review process has been questioned recently in a number of different arenas. Source reliability and information credibility can be a problem when an academic scholar or an academic product steps into the public realm through a court case. In these circumstances, it is not just the credibility of the academic community that is being tested: lives and liberty can be at stake. Peer-reviewed article must provide a basic standard of trustworthiness. At a minimum, the peer review process, though a fact checking process, should be able to assure the reader that the sources of the information are reliable and the information provided is credible.</em></span></p><div><span><em><br /></em></span></div> |
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| ISSN: | 2334-3745 2334-3745 |