But the Reviewers Are Making Different Criticisms of My Paper! Diversity and Uniqueness in Reviewer Comments.

Fiske, Donald W.; Fogg, Louis

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But the Reviewers Are Making Different Criticisms of My Paper! Diversity and Uniqueness in Reviewer Comments.

Fiske, Donald W.; Fogg, Louis

American Psychologist, v45 n5 p591-98 May 1990

Studied the critical points made in 402 reviews of 153 papers submitted to 12 editors of American Psychological Association journals. Criticisms dealt with all steps in research activity from early conceptualizing to final writing. Typically, 2 reviews of the same paper had no critical point in common. Recommendations about editorial decisions showed hardly any agreement. (JS)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Criticism, Editing, Editors, Publishing Industry, Research Methodology, Research Reports, Scholarly Journals, Statistical Analysis

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