American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 359-360 , March 2010

Peer Review Should Continue After Publication

  • Thomas J. Liesegang

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Thomas J. Liesegang, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224

,Accepted 9 November 2009.

References 

  1. Liesegang TJ. Revealing the faults in medical journals. Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. 2009;57:75–83
  2. Altman DG. Poor-quality medical research: what can journals do?. JAMA. 2002;287:2765–2767
  3. Altman DG. The scandal of poor medical research. [see comment] BMJ. 1994;308:283–284
  4. Liesegang TJ. The distortion of commercial research reported in the peer-reviewed literature. Can J Ophthalmol. 2009;44:367–369
  5. Altman DG, Goodman SN, Schroter S. How statistical expertise is used in medical research. JAMA. 2002;287:2817–2820
  6. Goodman SN, Altman DG, George SL. Statistical reviewing policies of medical journals: caveat lector?. J Gen Intern Med. 1998;13:753–756
  7. Horton R. Postpublication criticism and the shaping of clinical knowledge. JAMA. 2002;287:2843–2847
  8. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. http://www.icmje.org/urm_main.htmlAccessed: September 22, 2009
  9. Brown CJ. Unvarnished viewpoints and scientific scrutiny (Letters to the editor provide a forum for readers and help make a journal accountable to the medical community). CMAJ. 1997;157:792–794
  10. Mayberry JF. “I read with interest…”. Postgrad Med J. 2004;80:559
  11. Bhopal RS, Tonks A. The role of letters in reviewing research. BMJ. 1994;308:1582–1583
  12. Edwards R, White M, Gray J, Fischbacher C. Use of a journal club and letter-writing exercise to teach critical appraisal to medical undergraduates. Med Educ. 2001;35:691–694
  13. Thomasson P, Stanley JC. Uncritical citation of criticized data. Science. 1955;121:610–611
  14. Squires BP. Letters to the editor: What editors expect from authors. CMAJ. 1990;142:713–714

PII: S0002-9394(09)00878-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.11.015

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 359-360 , March 2010

Article Tools