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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referees' reports: volume 28, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication

Reference number: RR/28

Date: 1922-1923

Description

Containing referee's reports arranged alphabetically by the lead author of the paper submitted to the Royal Society for review in 1922 to 1923.

Notable referees and authors include Neil Kensington Adam, Charles Chree and Alexander Fleming.

When report is on a standardised form (D), the questions are:
1. Whether or not the paper should be read before the Society
2. Whether the paper should or should not be published by the Society
3. Whether, in the former case, it should be published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' or 'Proceedings'
4. Whether it should be published in full or only in part or whether any material modifications are necessary
5. Which illustrations, if any, accompanying the paper should be reproduced
General remarks

Reference number
RR/28
Earliest possible date
1922-1923
Physical description
Loose paper in folders
Page extent
One box comprising 135 reports
Format
Manuscript
Typescript

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Referees' reports: volume 28, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication, 1922-1923, RR/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_28/referees-reports-volume-28-peer-reviews-of-scientific-papers-submitted-to-the-royal-society-for-publication, accessed on 15 October 2024

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    Date: 1832-1954

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

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