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Peer Review: A Flawed Process at the Heart of Science and Journals

“Peer review is a flawed process, full of easily identified defects with little evidence that it works. Nevertheless, it is likely to remain central to science and journals because there is no obvious alternative, and scientists and editors have a continuing belief in peer review. How odd that science should be rooted in belief.” —Richard Smith, former BMJ editor

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