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Technical Rigour, Exaggeration, and Peer Reviewing in the Publishing of Medical Research: Dangerous Tides and a Case Study

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  • Ognjen Arandjelovic

    (School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, UK)

  • Ognjen Arandjelovic

    (School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, UK)

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TTo say that accuracy is of paramount importance in academic publishing is little short of a platitude. Nevertheless, the question of how accuracy can be ensured is not a trivial one in the real world, given the landscape of competing interests and a plethora of practical constraints and limitations. Though the primary responsibility lies with authors themselves, the framework of peer review, managed and overseen by editors, was developed in part to ensure robustness and resilience of the system as a whole.

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  • Ognjen Arandjelovic & Ognjen Arandjelovic, 2017. "Technical Rigour, Exaggeration, and Peer Reviewing in the Publishing of Medical Research: Dangerous Tides and a Case Study," Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(4), pages 81-85, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jcrdoj:v:4:y:2017:i:4:p:81-85
    DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2017.04.555644
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