The Necessity for Academic and Scientific Editorial Boards and Peer-Review of Research Papers Published in Archived Journals

Peer-reviewed scientific journals are a necessity. It is the way scientists normally report scientific findings and theories. Articles submitted to such journals are carefully reviewed for adherence to scientific methods and the absence of speculation and polemics. Reviews are often anonymous. Facts are checked and formulas are examined. The review procedure can take a year or more to complete. Where multidisciplinary research is reported, referees with opposite views are sought whose reports are examined and decisions made, the final arbitration sometimes going to editorial boards representing the fields of inquiry for a final decision. For a discussion, see  http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/guide/g_infoac_peerev.jsp .

Anthony L. Peratt, Ph.D.
Los Alamos National Laboratory