Limiting bias in peer reviews
Dr. Shadi Adnan Alshdaifat, Associate Professor of Public International Law at the University of Sharjah, underscores the importance of effective communication, community-focused research, and integrity in peer review to foster public trust in science.
Peer review ensures originality and quality in research.
Key points:
Originality is key: Research should contribute new findings or enhance existing knowledge
Constructive feedback matters: Peer review should focus on improving quality, not perpetuating biases
Bias undermines trust: Researchers often face inconsistent and biased reviews, which can harm the integrity of the process
The bottom line: A fair and constructive peer review process is vital for advancing science.
Confidence in Research: Dr. Shadi Adnan Alshdaifat — Limiting bias in peer reviews
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Confidence in Research: Dr. Shadi Adnan Alshdaifat — Limiting bias in peer reviews
Video transcript
"We all look for originality. We need someone to review our findings or review our facts, whether we present new findings or contribute to an existing knowledge in the field. Yes, it is important in this part looking for originality. We have to have a double blind, probably, sometimes three reviewers. It depends on the policy of the journal.
"Yes, I am for peer review for the originality. I am for peer review for controlling the equality of paper about to be published. I am for the constructive feedback. But I do not want a peer review when certain researchers feel the reviewers or the Editor-in-Chief is being biased. Some of them [are] just biased.
"You know it's strange [when] you submit your article to one journal and you get rejected [the] same day, probably same hour, then you go move on to another journal [that's] probably better than the first one and you get accepted within a week or two, with [ ] three beautiful reports from three different reviewers."
[Transcript generated by AI with human review]