Book contents
- The Scientific Method
- The Scientific Method
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables and Checklists
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Who is this book for?
- Authors’ Oath for The Scientific Method
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Defining the Scientific Method
- 3 Checklist for the Scientific Method
- 4 Assessing the Quality of Scientific Practice
- 5 Scientific Practice: Problem of Advocacy
- 6 Scientific Practice: Problem of Journal Reviews
- 7 Scientific Practice: Problem of Government Involvement
- 8 What It Takes To Be A Good Scientist
- 9 How Scientists Can Discover Useful Knowledge
- 10 How Scientists Can Disseminate Useful Findings
- 11 How Stakeholders Can Help Science
- 12 Rescuing Science from Advocacy
- Afterword
- References
- Index
6 - Scientific Practice: Problem of Journal Reviews
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 June 2022
- The Scientific Method
- The Scientific Method
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables and Checklists
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Who is this book for?
- Authors’ Oath for The Scientific Method
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Defining the Scientific Method
- 3 Checklist for the Scientific Method
- 4 Assessing the Quality of Scientific Practice
- 5 Scientific Practice: Problem of Advocacy
- 6 Scientific Practice: Problem of Journal Reviews
- 7 Scientific Practice: Problem of Government Involvement
- 8 What It Takes To Be A Good Scientist
- 9 How Scientists Can Discover Useful Knowledge
- 10 How Scientists Can Disseminate Useful Findings
- 11 How Stakeholders Can Help Science
- 12 Rescuing Science from Advocacy
- Afterword
- References
- Index
Summary
Publishing important and useful papers has been a fulfilling role for the founding editors of journals, and scientists were thankful to be able to publish research on topics that they regarded as important. The process seemed to work well for centuries.
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- The Scientific MethodA Guide to Finding Useful Knowledge, pp. 61 - 71Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022