Possibilities for the peer review of interdisciplinary research: a small-scale qualitative study
Georgia Vesma · 2026
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Georgia Vesma wrote a 2026 small-scale qualitative study, one based on interviews and survey answers rather than counts alone, about peer review of research that crosses subject fields. The study starts from the common use of double-anonymised review. In that system, neither side knows the other's name.
Vesma surveyed 164 researchers. They called themselves interdisciplinary and worked at one research-heavy United Kingdom university. She then interviewed authors, editors, and reviewers across science and humanities fields. Authors reported bias and unsuitable reviewers. Reviewers reported papers outside their expertise and weak editor guidance. Editors reported that a wider shortage of reviewers made the process harder still.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Georgia Vesma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63113 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |