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Re:Why I retracted my Nature paper: correcting the scientifi... by ISL on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @07:12PM (#5909093)
I'd even call for greater numbers of referees. There are big practical problems with doing so, but the uncertainty associated with the traditional two or three referees is >50% ( sqrt(3)/3 ). An ensemble of 7-8 referees may produce a more reliable result.
Re:Why I retracted my Nature paper: correcting the scientifi... by jessriedel on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @08:41PM (#5909470)
Refereeing is already a huge time sink. I don't believe doubling the referee burden is a possibility without a major incentive changes.
Re:Why I retracted my Nature paper: correcting the scientifi... by ISL on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @09:51PM (#5909696)
Agreed completely. Doing it right takes a lot of time.