TheJAMIAStudent Editorial Board: Peer Review Education in Biomedical Informatics

Editorial Comments: The JAMIA Student Editorial Board: Peer Review Education in Biomedical Informatics

Peer review is defined as ‘‘an evaluation by experts of the quality and pertinence of research or research proposals of other experts in the same field.’’ Peer review is a key component of the process by which an academic journal retains its quality and scientific rigor. Peer review serves three main purposes: providing a quasi-objective metric for the quality of journal submissions, serving as...

A Review on the Editorial Peer Review

Background and Objectives: The editorial peer review has an important role in the publication of scientific articles. Peers or reviewers are those scholars who have the expertise regarding the topic of a given article. They critically appraise the articles without having any monetary incentives or conflicts of interest. The aim of this study was to determine the most important aspects of the ed...

Closing the Loops in Biomedical Informatics. Editorial

Objectives: To provide an editorial introduction to the 2009 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors. Methods: A brief overview of the main theme, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2009 IMIA Yearbook. Results: This 2009 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights important, beneficial loops whic...

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This study differentiates female entrepreneurs from male entrepreneurs using the Big-Five Personality Model. The five factors include adjustment, sociability, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and intellectual openness. Adjustment determines confidence versus instability. Sociability measures extraversion versus introversion. Conscientiousness determines impulsiveness versus cautiousness. Agree...

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