Article: Medical journal scrutinizes research reports; Misleading: Peer reviewers bias, conflict of interest lead to some study problems

Article: Criticizing the critics--are peer reviewers too ...
On The Plate;  May 18, 2002 ;     524 words ... ... author of an article in this week's British Medical Journal criticizes peer reviewers not for missing problems and mistakes in ... often considered part of a good review, peer reviewers might go too far in challenging statistical ...

Article: Peer reviewers names to remain a ...
Chemistry and Industry;  April 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Pfizer to keep the names of their peer reviewers secret. Pfizer, which is engaged ... editorial deliberations of any medical journal.' Pfizer is presently awaiting ... there are challenges persuading peer reviewers to 'stick their heads above ...

Article: Helping editors, peer reviewers and authors improve ...
BMC Medicine;  June 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... research. In the late 1970s the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) published reporting guides for authors ... priorities is to develop online resources for editors and peer reviewers, including available literature, related to teaching scientific ...

Article: Medical Journal Under the Microscope
AP Online;  June 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... interest among peer reviewers, who are outside ... found that medical journal studies on ... the British Medical Journal and Annals ... an online medical journal publisher that asks peer reviewers to identify ...

Article: Peerless pathways to find peer reviewers.(National ...
Online;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Finding peer reviewers is a task of widening interest. It ... require authors to suggest possible peer reviewers as part of the submission-for-publication ... works for finding the best possible peer reviewers is also highly effective for finding ...

Article: NIDRR seeks peer reviewers: September 21.(PT ...
Physical Therapy;  November 1, 2007 ;     547 words ... ... Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is seeking peer reviewers to evaluate its Field Initiated Project ... applications per year. Generally, peer reviewers serve for 3-year terms on the standing ... Individuals may be qualified to be peer reviewers on the basis of education and training ...

Article: UNDER NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, STATES SUBMIT GROWTH MODEL PROPOSALS, ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... announced the names of the 11 new outside peer reviewers chosen to evaluate the growth-based ... the state accountability system. The peer reviewers, who represent academia, private ... Council of Great City Schools Once the peer reviewers receive the proposals, the Department ...