The tragedy of the common reviewers: the peer review process
AUTOR(ES)
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de
FONTE
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
11/03/2011
RESUMO
The peer review process is the dominant system adopted in science to evaluate the quality of articles submitted for publication. Various social players are involved in this process, including authors, editors and reviewers. Much has been discussed about the need to improve the scientific quality of what is published. The main focus of these discussions has been the work of the authors. However, the editors and reviewers also fulfill an important role. In this opinion article, we discuss some proposals to improve the peer review system, emphasizing the role of reviewers and editors.
