{"first_sentence": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Kronick, in his essay on peer review in eighteenth-century scientific journalism, pointed out that \"peer review can be said to have existed ever since people began to identify and communicate what they thought was new knowledge ... because peer review (whether it occurs before or after publication) is an essential and integral part of consensus building and is inherent and necessary to the growth of scientific knowledge\"."}, "physical_format": "Hardcover", "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-29 15:03:11.581851"}, "weight": "1.5 pounds", "languages": [{"key": "/l/eng"}], "type": {"key": "/type/edition"}, "publishers": ["Blackwell Publishing Limited"], "number_of_pages": 392, "isbn_13": ["9780727916853"], "id": 10680552, "edition_name": "2 edition", "isbn_10": ["0727916858"], "publish_date": "September 1, 2003", "key": "/b/OL7868451M", "authors": [{"key": "/a/OL2798393A"}], "title": "Peer Review in Health Sciences", "contributions": ["Tom Jefferson (Editor)"], "subjects": ["Medical research", "Science: General Issues", "Reference", "Human Resources & Personnel Management", "Medical / Nursing", "Medical", "Research", "Children's Studies", "HOMELESS CHILDREN", "PEER REVIEW", "Social Science / Children's Studies", "General"], "physical_dimensions": "9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches", "revision": 1}