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Melinda Baldwin Traces the Short History of Scientific Peer Review
Original: Melinda Baldwin, "The Surprisingly Short History of Peer Review in the Sciences"
Historian Melinda Baldwin's essay "The Surprisingly Short History of Peer Review in the Sciences" is drawing attention, arguing that formal peer review is a far more recent convention than most scientists assume. The piece, highlighted by the American Institute of Physics, traces how structured refereeing only became standard practice in scientific publishing in the twentieth century, challenging the idea that peer review has always been the foundation of scientific credibility.
Why now: Ongoing debates about the reliability and reform of peer review are prompting renewed interest in its actual historical origins.
Melinda BaldwinAmerican Institute of Physicspeer review
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