Unprofessional peer reviews disproportionately harm underrepresented groups in STEM

Background Peer reviewed research is paramount to the advancement of science. Ideally, the peer review process is an unbiased, fair assessment of the scientific merit and credibility of a study; however, well-documented biases arise in all methods of peer review. Systemic biases have been shown to d...

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Main Authors: Nyssa J. Silbiger, Amber D. Stubler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8247.pdf