The Peer-Review System Is Broken

The Peer-Review System Is Broken 1

Randy Enos for The Chronicle Review

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Randy Enos for The Chronicle Review

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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