August 31, 2009
The Peer-Review System Is Broken
I fear writing this essay. I fear it because I'm sure that some journal editor out there is going to see my name and think, "Oh yeah, Dan Myers. We haven't asked him for a review in a while. He'd be perfect for that paper on X." Please, no, I beg you, a thousand times, no.
In the past month, I have been asked to review not one (which would be reasonable), or two (understandable), or three (excessive), four, five, six, or even seven manuscripts for publication, but indeed, a total of
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Peer Review
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Academic Assets
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Teaching
