Referees are very rarely asked to do this, according to our recent seminar
on Peer Review. However, a number of editorial offices go to considerable
lengths to check every single one. Apart from anything else, if the links
are incorrect/non-existent it will be impossible to create links to the
original articles
Sally
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert Henderson" <chessNIC_at_compuserve.com>
To: <Blind.Copy.Receiver_at_compuserve.com>
Sent: 29 January 2001 23:42
Subject: Re: Survey: How many refereed journals can your library NOT afford?
on 1/26/2001 Sally Morris <sec-gen_at_alpsp.org> asked:
> Would I be very cynical to ask whether those who cite articles have
> necessarily always read them?
This is no more cynical than my question:
Do the referees have the resources to check the citations?
Albert Henderson
<70244.1532_at_compuserve.com>
Received on Wed Jan 03 2001 - 19:17:43 GMT