Origyptian Wrote:
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> OCaptain Wrote:
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> >
> > ...regarding your claim that no peer review
> > occurred. So far in the paper, I've found this
> > reference to "© 2001 by the Arizona Board
> of
> > Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
> > Near East Chronology: Archaeology and
> Environment.
> > RADIOCARBON, Vol 43, Nr 3, 2001, p 1297–1320
> > Proceedings of the 17th International 14C
> > Conference, edited by Hendrik J Bruins, I
> Carmi,
> > and E Boaretto" .
> >
> > Is this not a peer-reviewed journal? I need
> some
> > help understanding here.
>
> A short stroll through their web site reveals
> their review process: Authors are invited to
> suggest one or more reviewers. That's not peer
> review, because it can results in peer
> promotion. For an objective peer review,
> the journal must find independent reviewers (at
> least 2) who have no association with, or known
> preference by, the authors.

I call BS, Philip:

Radiocarbon

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4.0 Editorial and Review Process

All submissions are reviewed by at least one outside reviewer who, in the judgement of our editors, is an expert in the subject matter of the paper.

Nowhere are authors asked nor directed to provide their own reviewers.