What is it about?
I argue for the centrality of peer review in assessing the scholarly merits of manuscripts, given considerable changes in the publication landscape that present formidable challenges for editors to solicit qualified reviewers. I also want to convince reluctant senior faculty and scholarly practitioners to review manuscripts in their areas of expertise, contending in effect that we have a professional obligation to do so
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Why is it important?
Quality peer-reviewers are increasingly difficult to find, given time demands and little if any institutional support. Understanding the industry context in which this is taking place is a first step in taking requisite action to ensure the integrity of the peer-review process.
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I think it incumbent upon senior or seasoned scholars to take up two challenges: (1) to fulfill their professional obligation to ensure quality control in decisions regarding advances in the knowledge base of their fields, and (2) to work with university and college administrators to ensure that nascent scholars have sufficient time and intellectual space to pursue scholarship and establish themselves as scholars before meeting their own reciprocal professional obligations to serve as peer reviewers.
Professor Emeritus of Social Policy & Research Richard K Caputo, PhD
Yeshiva University
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This page is a summary of: Peer Review: A Vital Gatekeeping Function and Obligation of Professional Scholarly Practice, Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, November 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1044389418808155.
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