Die Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften ist eine außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtung in München. Sie betreibt Grundlagenforschung und Langzeitprojekte in den Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften und pflegt den wissenschaftlichen Gedankenaustausch unter ihren Mitgliedern.
Welcome to the companion website for Recipes for Science: An Introduction to Scientific Methods and Reasoning! On this website, you can find: Example syllabi for different kinds of courses that use this textbook Slides presenting material and illustrations from the textbook Exercises and extended projects for additional practice and learning assessment Additional resources for a…
Peer review of research articles is a core part of our scholarly communication system. In spite of its importance, the status and purpose of peer review is often contested. What is its role in our modern digital research and communications infrastructure? Does it perform to the high standards with which it is generally regarded? Studies of peer review have shown that it is prone to bias and abuse in numerous dimensions, frequently unreliable, and can fail to detect even fraudulent research. With the advent of web technologies, we are now witnessing a phase of innovation and experimentation in our approaches to peer review. These developments prompted us to examine emerging models of peer review from a range of disciplines and venues, and to ask how they might address some of the issues with our current systems of peer review. We examine the functionality of a range of social Web platforms, and compare these with the traits underlying a viable peer review system: quality control, quantified...
<em>Choosing & Using Sources</em> presents a process for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments. <br /><!--<br /><small><a href="back-matter/additional-formats/">❱❱❱ View additional formats of this book.</a></small><br /><small><a href="part/search/">❱❱❱ Search inside this book.</a></small>-->