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Published on: September 4, 2019
Reporting of Hybrid Data and the Difficulties with Cross-Discipline Research Techniques
Matthew B O'Rourke1, Matthew P Padula2
1Bowel Cancer & Biomarker Lab, Royal North Shore Hospital, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney Level 8, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia.
Abstract:
Peer review is the way in which we, as scientists, criticise, check, and confirm the findings of our colleagues. The process of peer review relies on individuals in all fields applying their particular expertise and determining if they agree with the findings submitted for publication. In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the number of manuscripts submitted for publication that draw from a range of disparate and complementary fields. This has created the curious situation where an expert may be requested to review a manuscript that is only partially within their immediate field of expertise. The issue that arises is that, without full knowledge of the data, techniques, methodologies, and principles that are presented, it is difficult for reviewers to make properly informed decisions, especially when it can take an entire career to reach that specific level of expertise in a single field. From this perspective, we explore these issues and also provide a commentary on how peer review could evolve in the context of a changing cross-disciplinarily-focused scientific landscape.
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