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RIN publishes new guide on peer review10 March 2010. The UK's Research Information Network (RIN) has released a guide, 'Peer Review: a guide for researchers' that sets out the processes involved in peer review for both grant applications and publications. It also looks at the issues that have been raised in a series of recent reports on the costs of the system, and how effective and fair it is. The new guide provides researchers with an understanding of how peer review works and highlights some of the issues that surround the current debates about the ... Thu, 11th March 2010 |
U.S. Task force releases report on sustainable preservation of digital knowledge baseMoreTue, 9th March 2010 |
