Gender bias in peer-review: the final word? June 1, 2009
Posted by Sarah in politics, science, women.Tags: nature, peer review, politics, science, women
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It’s a much-quoted argument by advocates of “equal opportunities” in science that scientific papers written by female authors are consistently ranked lower in peer review than those of their male colleagues. Indeed, several studies (Bornmann et al, 2007; Budden et al., 2008; not exclusively in physics & astronomy) have appeared to indicate that women authors don’t fare as well in peer review, be it for papers, grant applications or fellowship proposals. It’s a popular topic of discussion in the “Women in Science” circles as a clear-cut, proven area where discrimination on the basis of gender takes place. (more…)
Maybe an Exoplanet, but Hold Your Horses September 16, 2008
Posted by Sarah in science.Tags: astronomy, exoplanet, peer review, rant
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I was just about to publish a long post about this story that has appeared on various news websites (also here) and blogs (here). But then I read to the end of the press release and decided to have a look at the paper which was posted to the preprint server astro-ph – as astronomers usually do with new publications.
It says ‘Submitted to ApJ Letters‘. Ha.
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