Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-14 Thread Marco Mello
Dear ecologgers, Yes, there is a referee crisis in Ecology and it has multiple causes, including those already pointed out in this thread. I would emphasize four: intensive specialization of research topics, no time for reviewing due to overwork, no appreciation of reviewing activities for car

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-12 Thread Joe Nocera
is more subject to many of the maladies mentioned above. Sincerely, Joe Nocera and Janne-Tuomas Seppänen (Member of Board of Governors and Founder of Peerage of Science, respectively) Peerage of Science http://www.peerageofscience.org - Original Message - From: David C Duffy Date: Monda

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-09 Thread Alison Munson
I agree wholeheartedly with Andrew. Many researchers seem so rushed to get their manuscript out that it is sent with a poor quality of language, poor focus, and often many errors in presentation. This certainly does not aid their cause, and I have refused to review several manuscripts that were

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-09 Thread Gray, Andrew N.
s originator of this thread, I especially think you would be interested in this. Sincerely, Joe Nocera (Member of the Board of Governers for Peerage of Science) - Original Message - From: David C Duffy Date: Saturday, January 7, 2012 2:56 pm Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-09 Thread David C Duffy
Hawaii Manoa 3190 Maile Way, St John 410 Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Tel 808-956-8218, FAX 808-956-4710 http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/ - Original Message - From: Joe Nocera Date: Saturday, January 7, 2012 12:03 pm Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology? To:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-07 Thread Joe Nocera
gt; > David Duffy > > > > > > > Professor/PCSU Unit Leader/CESU Director > PCSU/CESU/Department of Botany > University of Hawaii Manoa > 3190 Maile Way, St John 410 > Honolulu, HI 96822 USA > Tel 808-956-8218, FAX 808-956-4710 > http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/facult

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-07 Thread Judith S. Weis
artment of Botany > University of Hawaii Manoa > 3190 Maile Way, St John 410 > Honolulu, HI 96822 USA > Tel 808-956-8218, FAX 808-956-4710 > http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/ > > > > > - Original Message - > From: malcolm McCallum > Date: Satu

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-07 Thread David C Duffy
SU/Department of Botany University of Hawaii Manoa 3190 Maile Way, St John 410 Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Tel 808-956-8218, FAX 808-956-4710 http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/ - Original Message - From: malcolm McCallum Date: Saturday, January 7, 2012 4:49 am Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L]

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-07 Thread malcolm McCallum
Recent joint editorial from all herp societies published in Herpetological Conservation and Biology. The "peer" in Peer Review. http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_6/Issue_3/Joint_editorial_2011.pdf On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Chris Lortie wrote: > Dear Ecologgers, > > Thank you so much for you

[ECOLOG-L] Is there a referee crisis in ecology?

2012-01-05 Thread Chris Lortie
Dear Ecologgers, Thank you so much for your feedback on the editorial 'Money for nothing and referees for free' published in Ideas in Ecology and Evolution in December (http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/IEE/index). The most compelling and common question I was asked was is there a refe