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Truth in Science Publishing: A Personal Perspective
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Südhof TC
PLoS Biol
2016[Aug]; 14
(8
): e1002547
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Scientists, public servants, and patient advocates alike increasingly question
the validity of published scientific results, endangering the public's acceptance
of science. Here, I argue that emerging flaws in the integrity of the peer review
system are largely responsible. Distortions in peer review are driven by economic
forces and enabled by a lack of accountability of journals, editors, and authors.
One approach to restoring trust in the validity of published results may be to
establish basic rules that render peer review more transparent, such as
publishing the reviews (a practice already embraced by some journals) and
monitoring not only the track records of authors but also of editors and
journals.