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

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"Peer review is at the heart of the processes of not just medical journals but of all science," writes Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ. In this excerpt from his book, The Trouble With Medical Journals, Smith argues "peer review is a flawed process full of easily identified defects with little evidence that it works." He proposes a few ways the system may be improved.

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