Well said, Mr. Roy! Yes, this how peer review works and sometimes, people have to spend another year or so to conduct the critical experiments to make their points clear and sharper. The process can make some scientists totally mad and crazy. But it is all for the good reasons and real scientific truth to come out from the chaos. The system is not perfect but it works!
-SD
From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Obama vows justice for killed US envoy
-SD
"All great truths begin as blasphemies." GBS
From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Obama vows justice for killed US envoy
Believe me, Dr. Das, I find no pleasure going against you, because I like many of your views, and I have praised you for that in the past. But, you have been a bit erratic lately; you are disseminating derogatory remarks and comments whoever disagrees with you. My friend, I do not like to boost myself here, but it seems that I have to – in order to defend myself. I am still a reviewer in two international journals, and have over 2 dozens of publications in peer-reviewed Journals; I first authored in most of those publications. Trust me - I know what I am talking about. I understand books are reviewed by the publisher, but – the intent of that review is mostly business interest (i.e., if it will make money for the publisher). Fictional books Harry Potter series made a history in the best seller list; may have made more than 100 million, may be more. Obviously, the book you are referring to is an intriguing one, and I am sure it will go to the best seller list also. That's a different issue. We are talking about the authenticity of principles in the book. In fact, we are peer-reviewing the book in this forum, and the reviewers did not reach a verdict yet. I also heard that Psychiatry Association advocates – Man-Boy sexual interaction is good for the Boys' psyche. Do you want to run with it? I don't. In scientific world, peer-review is a totally different concept. I am sure you know the process. But, for those who do not know, I will try to give a briefing on the process. In that - you send your manuscript to the Editor. The editor then sends the manuscript to 2-3 unnamed critics, who are experts on the field. In most cases, authors' identities are taken out of the manuscript before sending them for review to avoid bias. Those experts will go into every aspect as per their knowledge and expertise. The goal of reviewing a manuscript is not just to judge authenticity and principles, it's also to judge if it will advance the knowledge available at that time. If it adds nothing – it becomes redundant. Sometime, that's also good for publication to establish a new idea or method. This judgment is under the jurisdiction of the reviewers. It may happen that reviewer may not understand the idea - if it is totally against the established view on the subject. They could reject the manuscript even though the author is correct. That battle could go on forever, and the manuscript may not get published at all. It happened to me a few times, and I gave up. I am saying all these to demarcate the difference between a book-review and a peer-review of scientific papers. I am not saying these to establish myself; I believe - I have done it without any of these. So, you can save your derogatory remarks for the next time. Jiten Roy --- On Sat, 9/15/12, Kamal Das <kamalctgu@gmail.com> wrote:
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