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Peer Review

Peer Review. 3 Fields of QA for Universities Teaching: Evaluation and / or Accreditation Institutional Performance: Audits Research: Peer Review Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec . 2013. Peer review is a selection model for publications or applications

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Peer Review

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  1. Peer Review 3 Fields ofQAforUniversities • Teaching: Evaluation and / or Accreditation • Institutional Performance: Audits • Research: Peer Review Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

  2. Peer reviewis a selectionmodelforpublicationsorapplications Books, Articles, Proposals Peer: meaning is, a Peer is at least on the same level as the author Review: critical reading against the standards in the fields Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

  3. ForArticlesand Books Step 1: The articlegoestotheeditor Step 2: The editorsendsthearticletopeers, nameoftheauthorishidden Step 3: ciriticalremarks: accepted acceptedwithcorretions not accepted Step 4: back totheauthor (namesofthepeersarehidden) „Double blind“ Step 5: Decisionbytheeditor Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

  4. Applicationsfor Research Funds Step 1: Applicationgoes (via University) totheofficeofthefund Step 2: Peers (figuredepents on theamountofmoney), theapplicantisnothidden Step 3: The criticalfindingsofthepeersaregoing back tothefund Step 4: firstdecisions: no yes Yes, but Step 5: In thecaseof „yes, but“, theapplicantcanstart a discussion (sometimesthepeersarenolongerhidden) Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

  5. Limits and Problems / 1 • The anonymityofthepeer: a) nocriticspossible • noneedto do thereviewwithfullengagement (noimpact on thestandingwithinthescientificcommunity) • workload: 21.000 journalsareusingpeerreview Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

  6. Limits and Problems / 2 2. Time frame: • The time betweenwritingandpublication: upto 1 year • The decisionforresearchmoneytakes 6 months/average. The researcherhastosurvive Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

  7. Limits and Problems /3 3. continuationof „schools“ • peersrepresentestablishedpositions • crossdisciplinaryprojectshavehandjumps • Stabilisation of mainstream-research Helmut Konrad Armenia, Dec. 2013

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