The Purpose of Journal Peer Review Is to Make Articles Better.

Lubowitz, James H; Rossi, Michael J; Matzkin, Elizabeth · Arthroscopy · 2024

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Abstract

Authors may have the misconception that the purpose of peer review is to serve as an arbiter or referee, or in other words, to make a binary, Accept After Revision versus Reject, decision whether an article will be published in our journal. In truth, although making that difficult decision is part of the process, it is only a part. The principal goal of peer review is to make articles better.

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