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001 2011008592
003 DLC
005 20111118080420.0
008 110225s2011 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011008592
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040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQ180.55.E9$bM64 2011
082 00 $a001.4$222
100 1 $aMoghissi, A. Alan.
245 10 $aPeer review and scientific assessment :$ba handbook for funding organizations, regulatory agencies, and editors /$cAlan Moghissi, Betty Love, Sorin Straja.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
263 $a1107
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Peer review and assessment are vital elements in numerous scientific decisions, particularly scientific publishing, research funding and regulatory science. This handbook provides an essential reference for all those involved in these processes, including reviewers, reviewees and review managers. It guides the reader though all of the important aspects of peer review and explains how they are applied in the design and operation of successful review and assessment programs. Key topics include the selection of reviewers, identifying and mitigating conflicts of interest and developing review criteria. The more general question of how scientific claims can be evaluated and controversies resolved is also considered in an exploration of the Best Available Science concept. A large appendix supplements the main chapters and provides further useful information on related topics such as manuscript management, stakeholder participation and quality assurance"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Introduction to Peer Review and Scientific Assessment: 1. Introduction; 2. Best available science; metrics for evaluation of scientific claims; 3. Legal and related requirements for peer review; Part II. Peer Review and Scientific Assessment Process: 4. Introduction; 5. Review and assessment criteria; 6. Identification of peers; 7. Conflict of interest; 8. Design and operation of a peer review and scientific assessment program; Part III. Application: 9. Optimization of the operation of peer reviews and scientific assessments; 10. The role of stakeholders in peer review and scientific assessment; Part IV. Appendix: Organization of the Appendix: Appendix 1. Manuscript management process for scientific publications; Appendix 2. Management process for peer review and scientific assessment: grants, contracts, and other documents including regulatory science; Appendix 3. Management of stakeholder participation; Appendix 4. Quality assurance; Appendix 5. Instructions for referencing in scientific documents; Appendix 6. List of abbreviations and acronyms; References; Subject Index; Name Index.
650 0 $aResearch$xEvaluation.
650 0 $aPeer review.
700 1 $aLove, Betty.
700 1 $aStraja, Sorin.