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Science 22 February 2008:
Vol. 319. no. 5866, p. 1009
DOI: 10.1126/science.1156250
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Editorial

Confidential Review--or Not?

Donald Kennedy

At Science, We editors love our reviewers and know that our editorial colleagues elsewhere do too. After all, the process of scientific publication depends on the volunteer services of thousands of experts all over the world who willingly provide, without compensation, confidential and candid evaluations of the work of others. Because all of us in scientific publishing depend on reviewers, we'd better try to keep them at it, happy, and secure. But the following case, involving a lawsuit, a drug company, and the company's assault on the confidential files of a journal, is a bad news story.

Donald Kennedy is the Editor-in-Chief of Science.

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Funding food science and nutrition research: financial conflicts and scientific integrity.
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Peer Review in the Balance.
G. D. Curfman, S. Morrissey, G. J. Annas, and J. M. Drazen (2008)
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E-Letters:

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Confidential vs. Open Peer Review
Colin C. Anderson
Science Online, 3 Jun 2008 [Full text]
What Level of Confidentiality Must Be Maintained?
Michael L. Levitan
Science Online, 19 Jun 2008 [Full text]
Independence of Peer Reviews
Raphael C.-W. Phan
Science Online, 19 Jun 2008 [Full text]

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