Melinda Baldwin

Melinda Baldwin is a lecturer in the history of science at Harvard University. She is currently working on a book about the development of peer review in the 20th century. Her first book, Making Nature: The History of a Scientific Journal, is forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press.

Recent Articles

Is the Peer Review Process for Scientific Papers Broken?

In recent years, some high-profile studies have passed vetting by anonymous external referees only to have holes poked in them after publication.

By Melinda Baldwin
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