Examples of Peer Review. The department recognizes the importance of peer review and its appropriateness for the discipline of biology. We further recognize that peer review may be demonstrated in all areas of scholarship and that it may be manifested in a variety of ways. The list that follows is meant to give examples of types of peer review that may be observed in our discipline with the recognition that it is not exhaustive.
Examples of Peer Review. The department recognizes the importance of peer review and its appropriateness for the discipline of biology. We further recognize that peer review may be demonstrated in all areas of scholarship and that it may be manifested in a variety of ways. The list that follows is meant to give examples of types of peer review that may be observed in our discipline with the recognition that it is not exhaustive. Scientific peer review of publications with anonymous referees. Editorial review, including scientific content, by a publisher or editor. Review of reports by scientific agency personnel. Review by submission committees (as for conference contributions), scientific committees or other groups of scientists. Review of scholarly activity as evidenced by letters from collaborators or other scientists in the field. Presentations at conferences with documented selection processes. Acceptance of proposals by funding agencies or other project supervisors. Documentation of participation of scientists in collaborative projects which implies approval of the focus and goals of the project. Selection as a scientific consultant or editor which implies previous review of scholarly work. Letters from peers using materials developed as part of the scholarly activity (e.g., users of newly developed pedagogical methods). Requests for reprints, or citations. Scholarship of Discovery The scholarship of discovery is defined as an original production or the testing of a theory, principle, or knowledge. Examples appropriate to Biology include traditional experimental, survey, quantitative and/or qualitative study and research. Artifacts or outcomes that might be used to document this activity include:
