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Although a large number of studies have been published up to now on peer review in
science, only few of them employ a theory-guided approach. Most of the studies fail to …

The development of modern science is closely connected to the assessment of research by
peers. Evaluations by peers can be traced back until the middle of the 17th century …

Reviewer assignment is critical to peer review systems, such as peer-reviewed research
conferences or peer-reviewed funding applications, and its effectiveness is a deep concern …

Although retractions have been occurring in journals for many years, there is little
standardization on what should warrant a retraction and how the retraction should be …

Path-breaking innovations are about instigating fundamental changes in people,
organizations, communities, and economies. They are complex, continuous, and …

Peer reviewed manuscripts contain a certain level of merit, as they have survived the
scrutiny of reviewers who possess some expertise in the relevant area. This article …

Purpose The key purpose of this study is to gain an insight into the quality of the scholarly
publishing and refereeing system used by Emerald's Library and Information Science (LIS) …

This review of related literature on the theme of peer review process in scholarly
communication explains the status of research on periodicals, grant peer review and …

The use of peers to assess the work of scientists goes back to the 17th century and finally
led to what we call peer review (Kronick, 1990) or review by competitors (Roy and Ashburn …