JAMA Table of Contents - July 13, 1994
The Second International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication
Editorial
The Second International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication
D. Rennie, A. Flanagin, Chicago, Ill
Invited Papers
Structural Transformations of the Sciences
and the End of Peer Review
H. F. Judson, Stanford, Calif
Peer Review: Crude and Understudied, but
Indispensable
J. P. Kassirer, E. W. Campion, Boston, Mass
Peer Review and Quality Control
Evaluating Peer Reviews: Pilot Testing of a Grading
Instrument
I. D. Feurer, Nashville, Tenn; G. J. Becker, Miami, Fla; D. Picus, St
Louis, Mo; E. Ramirez, Miami, Fla; M. D. Darcy, M. E. Hicks, St
Louis, Mo
Instruments for Assessing the Quality of Drug Studies
Published in the Medical Literature
M. K. Cho, L. A. Bero, San Francisco, Calif
Peer Review Is an Effective Screening Process to Evaluate
Medical Manuscripts
M. Abby, M. D. Massey, S. Galandiuk, H. C. Polk, Jr, Louisville, Ky
Evaluating the Quality of Articles Published in Journal
Supplements Compared With the Quality of Those Published in the
Parent Journal
P. A. Rochon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; J. H. Gurwitz, West Roxbury,
Mass; C. M. Cheung, J. A. Hayes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; T.
C. Chalmers, West Lebanon, NH
Mechanisms of Peer Review
Inappropriate and Appropriate Selection of 'Peers' in
Grant Review
S. A. Glantz, L. A. Bero, San Francisco, Calif
Do Readers and Peer Reviewers Agree on Manuscript
Quality?
A. C. Justice, J. A. Berlin, S. W. Fletcher, R. H. Fletcher,
Philadelphia, Pa; S. N. Goodman, Baltimore, Md
Effects of Peer Review and Editing on the Readability of
Articles Published in Annals of Internal Medicine
J. C. Roberts, R. H. Fletcher, S. W. Fletcher, Philadelphia, Pa
Statistics and Peer Review
Statistical Power, Sample Size, and Their Reporting in
Randomized Controlled Trials
D. Moher, C. S. Dulberg, G. A. Wells, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Assessing the Quality of Randomization From Reports of
Controlled Trials Published in Obstetrics and Gynecology Journals
K. F. Schulz, London, England; I. Chalmers, Oxford, England; D. A.
Grimes, San Francisco, Calif; D. G. Altman, London, England
Transfer of Technology From Statistical Journals to the
Biomedical Literature: Past Trends and Future Predictions
D. G. Altman, London, England; S. N. Goodman, Baltimore, Md
Peer Review and Bias
Publication Bias and Public Health Policy on Environmental
Tobacco Smoke
L. A. Bero, S. A. Glantz, D. Rennie, San Francisco, Calif
Effect of Institutional Prestige on
Reviewers' Recommendations and Editorial Decisions
J. M. Garfunkel, M. H. Ulshen, H. J. Hamrick, E. E. Lawson, Chapel Hill, NC
Is There Gender Bias in JAMA's Peer Review Process?
J. R. Gilbert, Palo Alto, Calif; E. S. Williams, G. D. Lundberg, Chicago, Ill
Blinded Peer Review
The Effects of Blinding on Acceptance of Research Papers
by Peer Review
M. Fisher, Manhasset, NY; S. B. Friedman, Bronx, NY; B. Strauss, Baltimore, Md
A Citation Analysis of the Impact of Blinded Peer Review
D. N. Laband, Salisbury, Md; M. J. Piette, Tallahassee, Fla
Multiple Blinded Reviews of the Same Two Manuscripts: Effects
of Referee Characteristics and Publication Language
M. Nylenna, Lysaker, Norway; P. Riis, Herlev, Denmark; Y. Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Perspectives on Peer Review
How Well Does a Journal's Peer Review Process Function? A
Survey of Authors' Opinions
B. J. Sweitzer, D. J. Cullen, Boston, Mass
Ethics, Economics, and the Publication Policies of Major
Medical Journals
K. Schulman, D. P. Sulmasy, D. Roney, Washington, DC
Peer Review in Journals Indexed in Index Medicus
L. A. Colaianni, Bethesda, Md
Full Publication of Results Initially Presented in Abstracts: A Meta-analysis
R. W. Scherer, K. Dickersin, P. Langenberg, Baltimore, Md
Authors' Criteria for Selecting Journals
E. Frank, Atlanta, Ga
Scientific Misconduct and Peer Review
Is There a Case for an International Medical Scientific Press Council?
D. G. Altman, London, England; I. Chalmers, A. Herxheimer, Oxford, England
Scientific Misconduct in Environmental Science and
Toxicology
H. N. Nigg, Lake Alfred, Fla; G. Radulescu, New York, NY
The Scientific Community's Response to Evidence of
Fraudulent Publication: The Robert Slutsky Case
W. P. Whitely, D. Rennie, A. W. Hafner, Chicago, Ill
