Time to Review and Revise the Peer Review Process: A Critique

Pawan Sharma; Swarndeep Singh; Yatan Pal Singh Balhara; Sandip Subedi

Time to Review and Revise the Peer Review Process: A Critique

Pawan Sharma

Patan Academy of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Lalitpur, Nepal

Swarndeep Singh

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Yatan Pal Singh Balhara

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Sandip Subedi

Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal

Keywords:

Peer-review retraction scientific publishing biomedical ethics

Abstract

Biomedical publishing is valuable as it is the process of disseminating novel and valuable scientific information. The publication of an article relies mainly on the peer review process that has been regarded as a gold standard for a long time. Despite being successful, the process has had a fair share of criticism. There is a need for considering some reforms in terms of transparency, accountability, and quality for this process. In this review, we aim to bring forward some criticism and provide recommendations for improvement of the peer-review process.

How to Cite

Sharma, P., Singh, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Subedi, S. (2021). Time to Review and Revise the Peer Review Process: A Critique. Journal of Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal, 10(2), 43-45. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpan.v10i2.49006

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