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    The paucity of comments received by Nature in its Web experiment confirms the obvious: Few scientists can afford the time for peer reviews. Journal editors get paid for their work, so why not compensate outside reviewers? Furthermore, as professional rivalry is a genuine concern, why not eliminate the potential for bias by shielding the names […]

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    Peer Review under the Microscope

    The traditional method for communicating results of scientific research could get its biggest facelift in hundreds of years.

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    Letters from the December 16, 2006, issue of Science News

    Familiar pattern I am a retired high school mathematics teacher who has quilted mathematical ideas for over 20 years.