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Why Peer Review Matters
Why Peer Review Matters
You’ve heard it said before by lecturers and tutors: use sources that have been peer reviewed in your essay/research… but why does this matter?
In the age of AI and quick Google searches, information is readily available - but the amount of fraudulent journals, incorrect facts and misleading statistics is very concerning! This is why identifying and using sources that have been peer reviewed is so important.
What Does it Mean if a Journal has Been Peer Reviewed?
What Does it Mean if a Journal has Been Peer Reviewed?
A journal or article’s status as “peer reviewed" means that a number of evaluations, critical analysis and scrutinisation has been undertaken by other academics that aren’t the authors of the paper - quite literally, their peers have assessed their work to ensure it is credible and truthful.
For example, academics who wish to publish their work must submit it for assessment before it can be published. This includes theses, conference papers, etc.
Peer review helps ensure the scholarly standards and academic rigour of the journal is upheld in all their publication, helping maintain the journal’s reputation.
Who Does the Peer Reviewing?
Who Does the Peer Reviewing?
Reviewers are those that have been tasked with the job because they are an expert in the field!
Those that undertake the review provide comments and feedback to authors to help improve the work, the tone, the analysis or the strength of the research. The goal is improvement, not rejection!
Choose Peer Reviewed Work!
Choose Peer Reviewed Work!
In your own research, you should look for articles that are marked as peer reviewed and from reputable journals to make sure you are partaking in scholarly research that is underpinned by the academic principles of integrity and authenticity!
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