Author

Contributions

  • Tom Jefferson (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2003-09-01 - Blackwell Publishing Limited

Language

English

Word Count

98,000 words, Guess

Page Count

392 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

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First Sentence

Kronick, in his essay on peer review in eighteenth-century scientific journalism, pointed out that "peer review can be said to have existed ever since people began to identify and communicate what they thought was new knowledge ... because peer review (whether it occurs before or after publication) is an essential and integral part of consensus building and is inherent and necessary to the growth of scientific knowledge".

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