A XXI-century alternative to XX-century peer review
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The paper starts with a brief review of some criticisms of the Peer Review system – labelled ex-ante topdown PR system – for the evaluation of academic works. The critiques are grouped into efficiency and effectiveness criteria. It then goes on to analyse the roles of Peer Review and how good the system is at fulfilling those roles. The paper then proposes an alternative system for evaluation of academic works: an Open Access system – labelled ex-post bottom-up Peer Comments system that takes full advantage of the technologies of information and communication to secure a speedy and efficient dissemination and evaluation process; moreover, one that enhances the research interaction within the academic community. The editor would welcome comments on this paper.
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