Abstract

LADRON DE GUEVARA CERVERA, Michele et al. Peer Review: what it's and what it's for?. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2008, vol.24, n.2, pp.258-272. ISSN 0120-5552.

The peer review is a tool used in the critical valuation of the manuscripts sent to the magazines by the experts, which generate doubts as far as this process of evaluation; with the aim of clarifying the process of peer review the questions are explained but frequent and reference to the advantages becomes, disadvantages and like improving the process, as well as its importance, considering that all the investigations would have to be put under this process, for its previous validation to the publication. On the other hand, the present situation in Latin America comments, in order to establish measures that help the improvement of the process. Finally, we commented the present parameters in relation to the process of peer review and their methodology.

Keywords : Peer review; review by experts; scientific publication; advantages; disadvantages.

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