DRAFT Peer Review and Quality Control

Peer review is the recognised standard for quality control in science. There is a growing awareness about the need to introduce modifications to the traditional peer review process in order to meet the challenges of a continuously expanding scientific enterprise, the emergence of new forms of science and the impact of new technologies. The growing application of science and science-based technologies to society requires innovative quality control mechanisms and the inclusion of new stakeholders. Collegial peer review is being rapidly transformed to review by an ‘extended peer community, raising important issues to the governance of science.