morvern_c
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Peer review means nothing. I have reviewed some appalling papers in my area of research but if the editor likes the paper they will ignore the review and publish anyway. And vice versa.I have to laugh when peer review is held up as the gold standard of authoritative research. In the more esoteric subjects there are only about three people world wide who are up to speed, and they're all reviewing each other's research. Things like multiverse theory gain respectability without a shred of evidence, it really is bizarre.
But things seem to be changing. First slowly then all at once. Behold the peer review vigilantes:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/an...king-peer-review-into-their-own-hands-pubpeer
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