On page 8, lines 29 to 42, the authors present a statement but it is not compelling. The authors pose a hypothetical situation, “If researchers spend a fixed amount of time on applications”, which their own data indicates is not pertinent. The statement itself is enigmatic. Spending less time on the “other parts” of the application does not explicate the finding of the study that more time was ...

Peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. Peer review requires a community of experts in a given (and often narrowly defined) field, who are qualified and able to perform impartial review. Impartial review, especially of work in less narrowly defined or inter-dis...

Peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. Peer review requires a community of experts in a given (and often narrowly defined) field, who are qualified and able to perform impartial review. Impartial review, especially of work in less narrowly defined or inter-dis...

Grant proposals submitted for funding are usually selected by a peer-review rating process. Some proposals may result in discordant peer-review ratings and therefore require discussion by the selection committee members. The issue is which peer-review ratings are considered as discordant. We propose a simple method to identify such proposals. Our approach is based on the intraclass correlation ...

Most of the authors look at peer review as something which is a ‘black box’ and ‘a hurdle to be crossed’. That is ironical as peer review exists to ensure that good science prospers and is shared. A better appreciation of the respective roles of the authors, reviewers and editors is desirable for a good publication to emerge. Over the years, peer review has taken many shapes and continues to ev...

Peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. Peer review requires a community of experts in a given (and often narrowly defined) field, who are qualified and able to perform impartial review. Impartial review, especially of work in less narrowly defined or inter-dis...