Effects of Editorial Peer Review in Enhancing the Quality of Reports of Biomedical Studies

 Introduction

Editorial Peer Review Helps in improving the quality of biological study findings. Editorial peer review is a mechanism that is used all over the world to evaluate and enhance the quality of submissions to biomedical journals, both print and electronic. Authors benefit from the assistance offered by reviewers and from the status conferred on them by publication in journals with high peer review standards. This article   conducted a review of existing evidence on the effectiveness of editorial peer review.

Here are  stated a few studies of reasonable quality, and most of these are concerned with the effects of blinding reviewers. Scientific findings must withstand critical review if they are to be accepted as valid, and Editorial peer review (critique, effort to disprove) is an essential element of a scientific process.

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The use of peer review

Learned societies and journal editors usually rely on the views of independent (outside) content experts in making decisions on publication of submitted manuscripts or presentation of reports at meetings. This system of appraisal is known as peer review.

The use of peer review is generally expected to raise the quality of the end-product (i.e. the journal or scientific meeting) and to provide a mechanism for rational, fair and objective decision-making (Rennie 2003).

Surveys indicate that clinicians give greater credence to findings published in peer-reviewed journals , yet little attention is paid to the definition of peer review or effects of variations in review practices between journals (Godlee 2003).

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Objectives:

To estimate the effect of processes, or combinations of processes, in editorial peer review on the outcomes studied in the research on this topic. These processes are grouped as:

• different ways of screening submissions (i.e. carrying out a preliminary assessment of the submission)
• different ways of assigning submissions (i.e. choosing and assigning assessors to the submission)
• different ways of masking submissions (i.e. concealing the identity and background of the authors and/or the assessors)
• different ways of eliciting internal opinions (i.e. opinions on the scientific quality of the submission from those within the publishing organisation)
• different ways of eliciting external opinions (i.e. opinions on the scientific quality of the submissions from those outside the publishing organisation)
• different (group or single person) decision-making procedures (i.e. deciding whether to publish the submission)
• different types of feedback to author(s) and subsequent revision of submissions
• a combination of the above or any other process that can be considered as editorial peer review

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Studies assessing the effect of blinding/masking on the quality of external opinions

Blinded peer review

The traditional method of peer review is single-blind peer review. Reviewers are aware of the identities of authors, but authors are unaware of the identities of reviewers. (In double-blind review neither the reviewers nor the writers know who is on the other side.)

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Studies assessing the effects of submission checklists on the outcome

Studies assessing the effects of peer review on study report quality 

Conclusion 

Peer review is an important component in improving the quality of scientific publications [1]. Most scientific journals incorporate it to help editors make judgments and improve the quality of published articles [4].

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References

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2. McNutt RA, Evans AT, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW. The effects of blinding on the quality of peer review. JAMA 1990;263(10):1371–6.
3. Jefferson TO, Alderson P, Davidoff F, Wager E. Effects of editorial peer review: a systematic review. JAMA 2002;287: 2784–2786.
4. Gardner MJ, Bond J. An exploratory study of statistical assessment of papers published in the British Medical Journal. JAMA 1990;263(10):1355–7
5. Bingham CM, Higgins G, Coleman R, Van der Weyden MB. The Medical Journal of Australia internet peer-review study. The Lancet 1998;352:441–5.