TY - JOUR
KW - bias
KW - reviewing
KW - scholarly communication
AU - Carole J. Lee
AU - Cassidy R. Sugimoto
AU - Guo Zhang
AU - Blaise Cronin
AB - Research on bias in peer review examines scholarly communication and funding processes to assess the epistemic and social legitimacy of the mechanisms by which knowledge communities vet and self-regulate their work. Despite vocal concerns, a closer look at the empirical and methodological limitations of research on bias raises questions about the existence and extent of many hypothesized forms of bias. In addition, the notion of bias is predicated on an implicit ideal that, once articulated, raises questions about the normative implications of research on bias in peer review. This review provides a brief description of the function, history, and scope of peer review; articulates and critiques the conception of bias unifying research on bias in peer review; characterizes and examines the empirical, methodological, and normative claims of bias in peer review research; and assesses possible alternatives to the status quo. We close by identifying ways to expand conceptions and studies of bias to contend with the complexity of social interactions among actors involved directly and indirectly in peer review.
BT - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
DA - 2012-12-10
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.22784
IS - 1
LA - en
N2 - Research on bias in peer review examines scholarly communication and funding processes to assess the epistemic and social legitimacy of the mechanisms by which knowledge communities vet and self-regulate their work. Despite vocal concerns, a closer look at the empirical and methodological limitations of research on bias raises questions about the existence and extent of many hypothesized forms of bias. In addition, the notion of bias is predicated on an implicit ideal that, once articulated, raises questions about the normative implications of research on bias in peer review. This review provides a brief description of the function, history, and scope of peer review; articulates and critiques the conception of bias unifying research on bias in peer review; characterizes and examines the empirical, methodological, and normative claims of bias in peer review research; and assesses possible alternatives to the status quo. We close by identifying ways to expand conceptions and studies of bias to contend with the complexity of social interactions among actors involved directly and indirectly in peer review.
PY - 2012
SP - 2
EP - 17
T2 - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
TI - Bias in peer review
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/asi.22784
VL - 64
Y2 - 2021-03-10
SN - 1532-2890
ER -