Is the Lack of Inter-referee Reliability a Threat to the Effectiveness of Peer Review in Science?

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Abstract

Many have criticized the peer-review system employed in scientific publication because of the apparent lack of inter-referee reliability. It is often remarked that if referees cannot agree about the quality of a scientific manuscript, then the selection of manuscripts for publication is arbitrary. Some critics have even called for abolishing pre-publication peer-review. I argue that too much emphasis has been put on inter-referee reliability. As such, a lack of inter-referee reliability in the current peer-review system is not damning for the system. I argue that peer review is effective at finding mistakes.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummerhttps://doi.org/10.1162/posc_a_00639
TidsskriftPerspectives on Science
Vol/bind33
Nummer2
Sider (fra-til)202-224
ISSN1063-6145
StatusUdgivet - 1 apr. 2025

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