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Old 02-10-2003, 05:13 PM
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"Michael Saunby" wrote in message
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Peer review is about deciding whether an idea should become a part of the
body of scientific knowledge, not whether it's good or bad for society.
Some scientists really do have very strange ideas about their importance.


Peer review is about deciding whether an article should be published in a
'reputable' journal. That's important to people whose careers depend on
producing a flow of such published articles.