Booth School of Business
Published January 27, 2025 | Version v1
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The present and future of peer review: Ideas, interventions, and evidence

Creators

  • 1. Eotvos Lorand University
  • 2. Indiana University
  • 3. University of Chicago
  • 4. Skidmore College
  • 5. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • 6. University of Texas
  • 7. University of Sydney
  • 8. University of Bristol
  • 9. Stanford University

Description

What is wrong with the peer review system? Is peer review sustainable? Useful? What other models exist? These are central yet contentious questions in today's academic discourse. This perspective critically discusses alternative models and revisions to the peer review system. The authors highlight possible changes to the peer review system, with the goal of fostering further dialog among the main stakeholders, including producers and consumers of scientific research. Neither our list of identified issues with the peer review system nor our discussed resolutions are complete. A point of agreement is that fair assessment and efficient change would require more comprehensive and rigorous data on the various aspects of the peer review system.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1073/pnas.2401232121
Other
oai:uchicago.tind.io:14775

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Booth School of Business
Department(s)
Behavioral Science, Marketing