tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post3508511720375746888..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Guest Post: Scholarly Mad Libs and Peer-less ReviewsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-73835081718655008492015-01-11T18:29:11.637-05:002015-01-11T18:29:11.637-05:00My apologies, Afraid. I had answered your Comment ...My apologies, Afraid. I had answered your Comment a week ago but apparently it got lost in cyberspace. <br /><br />But fear not! Many publications and institutions assist research authors even before their work is accepted for publication. Usually, the assistance comes in the form of a recommended reliable person or company to help with English language editing. I understand that a few Marjorie Lazoff, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-65241352690226783482014-12-29T16:32:15.373-05:002014-12-29T16:32:15.373-05:00Marjorie, is there a recent example of academics s...Marjorie, is there a recent example of academics stepping up to prevent institutions misleading folks BEFORE the misleading happens? Or is it always after the fact?Afraidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-78949326730064818662014-12-25T18:42:23.372-05:002014-12-25T18:42:23.372-05:00I don't disagree at all, Dr Carroll, but I'...I don't disagree at all, Dr Carroll, but I'm more optimistic that the situation can change--but only if more in academic medicine step up and work with editors and publishers to help ensure the integrity of our research database. Editors are sometimes forced to invite authors to suggest reviewers because editors can't locate a qualified reviewer able to properly review the study or Marjorie Lazoff, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1439666953552785082014-12-25T10:33:45.229-05:002014-12-25T10:33:45.229-05:00
Move along… nothing to see here. It’s more or les...<br />Move along… nothing to see here. It’s more or less what one expects when a profession becomes a business. We used to have savvy editors who could spot a fraud from 30,000 feet. Now we have ciphers in the editors’ seats, too lazy even to bother with basic tradecraft issues. It used to be that editors made decisions about who should review manuscripts. Now journals invite authors to submit Bernard Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203083806436919715noreply@blogger.com