[Taxacom] Peer review and censorship

[Frederick W. Schueler]

Kathryn Hall wrote:
 
> Yes, I do agree that an author has the right of rejoinder when submitting a corrected MS, and yes, I will reiterate the reasons behind the choice to use a certain reference alone or in combination with those recommended by the reviewer.
> 
> Perhaps I just found it tiresome that some reviewers assume a dictatorial stance and was concerned about a "greying" of papers - no one source being the font of all knowledge....

* of course, as reviewers, we all know that we're lucky if authors
accept 15% of the suggestions made in reviews.

fred.
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