Thursday, 7 June 2018

thesis - Why is peer-review for journals free of charge but not for other academic documents?


Peer-review is an important part of decision-making in academia. Journal reviewers do not get paid.


BUT funding agencies pay for the same peer-review (of research proposals). OR universities pay the external referees for reviewing PhD dissertations.


My question is: if peer-review is voluntary and a professional duty, why isn't it the case in other reviewing processes?




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