Abstract

DONATO, Helena  and  QUININHA, Ana. The Peer Review Process. Medicina Interna [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.2, pp.67-72. ISSN 0872-671X.  https://doi.org/10.24950/P.Vista/H.Donato/A.Quininha/2/2020.

The reviewing of articles by peers also known as peer review or refereeing is, undoubtedly quite important to the development and updating of Medicine. This type of revision entails the submission of a scientific work to the scrutiny of at least one expert on the subject being analysed. The quality of the article quite often depends on the commentaries and /or suggestions given by those reviewing the work. Although  this  system  has  been  repeatedly  criticised, the fact is that it has not been proven that there is a better processby whichthe scientific quality of a work can be assessed. The current work aims to demonstrate the importance of peer review, taking into account the fundamental role played not only by those who review the work, but also by the editor-in-chief. Other topics of extreme importance to this matter are also referred to, such as, the reason why one should peer review, how to find reviewers and how to review a manuscript.

Keywords : Ethics; Peer Review; Periodicals; Publishing.

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