Great expectations.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1172/JCI63462 and PMC identifier 3314484.
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Abstract
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, I am struck by his creative genius and by the parallel between the intellectual development of his protagonists and the evolution of peer review. Like many of his novels and serial writings, the story of the history of peer review is a bildungsroman, one that has followed a process of growing up, sought answers through a journey marked by achievement and disappointment, and ultimately matured to be accepted by a community.
Medical subject headings
- Biomedical Research
- Editorial Policies
- Peer Review
- Periodicals as Topic