Yes. I merely used "salary committees" as shorthand for appointments, salary, promotions, tenure, etc.
Carrol Jim Devine wrote: > > it's not just salary committees but also those making tenure decisions > (which are much more important). > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Carrol Cox<[email protected]> wrote: > > Peer review is only important to slary committees -- and I would suspose > > that different universities may well be more or less rigorous in their > > definitioon of peer review. > > > > Carrol > > > > Jim Devine wrote: > >> > >> if a journal allows 1 or 2, it's a scandal. > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Gar Lipow<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > A question about what constitutes legitimate peer review? > >> > > >> > As I understand it, authors often suggest peer reviewers for their > >> > work. In fact this is sometimes a requirement for submissions to > >> > academic presses or refereed journals. However I'm guessing the > >> > following would not be legitimate. > >> > > >> > 1) The authors spouse is the editor (and also a co-author) and has > >> > final say in selecting the peer reviewers. > >> > > >> > 2) The author and the author's spouse control the board of directors > >> > for the publication, and the editor selecting the peer reviewers knows > >> > this. > >> > > >> > > >> > If I were to run into a case of either 1 or 2, would I be right in > >> > suggesting that the peer review process was not legitimate? Or is this > >> > a case where usual professional practices would allow 2? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > Gar > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > pen-l mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Jim Devine / "All science would be superfluous if the form of > >> appearance of things directly coincided with their essence." -- KM > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pen-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pen-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > -- > Jim Devine / "All science would be superfluous if the form of > appearance of things directly coincided with their essence." -- KM > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
