Peer review: A good but flawed system?

Abstract

As a human enterprise, peer review is inherently ideological: no amount of scientific training will completely mask the human impulses to partisanship. Impartiality is key to a robust process and threats to impartiality threaten the psychological, social and epistemological legitimacy of the process and also impact on the knowledge claims that can

Strategies for Developing Journal Peer Reviewers: A Scoping Review

“…However, a comprehensive and effective approach has not yet been reported. This is concerning given that peer reviewers are responsible for critically appraising approaches used to generate new knowledge, findings, written descriptions of approaches, and making recommendations that, ultimately, influence the science of nursing education (Carter, 2017).…”

“…As peer reviewers, they appraise the content included in manuscripts submitted for possible publication in professional journals. Critical appraisal of the systematic approaches used to generate new knowledge and the written descriptions of the approaches used, as well as the findings presented in manuscript form, help ensure the translation of quality evidence into practice (Carter, 2017). In addition, the results of a peer review can have a major impact on an ANE’s academic career as records of scholarly publication are considered for employment, tenure, and/or promotion decisions.…”