"Nature, the grande dame of science journals, stated in a 2006 editorial, “Scientists understand that peer review per se provides only a minimal assurance of quality, and that the public conception of peer review as a stamp of authentication is far from the truth.”"
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/8269/
Reminds me of the quote about democracy - "It's the worst possible form of government except for all the other kinds."
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