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