Matches in UGent Biblio for { ?s ?p In their recent book, “Merchants of Doubt” (2010), Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway showed that “peer review” is a very helpful and crucial tool in establishing scientific results. As for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it was in part their extended peer review which made them into a respected scientific organisation on the issue of climate change. Their (latest) Fourth Assessment Report however shows us that their appraised review process fell short by letting mistakes get published. The question is: “How did these mistakes get through peer review?” In this paper, I explain in detail what went wrong, and shed some light on the concept of peer review and its role in scientific practice. Moreover, the responsibilities that arise for (1) scientists, (2) laymen, and (3) the IPCC as organisation will be spelled out.. }
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- aggregation abstract "In their recent book, “Merchants of Doubt” (2010), Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway showed that “peer review” is a very helpful and crucial tool in establishing scientific results. As for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it was in part their extended peer review which made them into a respected scientific organisation on the issue of climate change. Their (latest) Fourth Assessment Report however shows us that their appraised review process fell short by letting mistakes get published. The question is: “How did these mistakes get through peer review?” In this paper, I explain in detail what went wrong, and shed some light on the concept of peer review and its role in scientific practice. Moreover, the responsibilities that arise for (1) scientists, (2) laymen, and (3) the IPCC as organisation will be spelled out.".