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Referee's report by E G Marshall, on a paper 'Evolution in plants by kaleidoscopic mutation' by John Christopher Willis

Reference number: RR/68/266

Date: 1942

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Sectional Committee: Botany

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Suggests some passages require clarification, but as the author is old and in Switzerland, it seems unlikely he will be able to make any amendments, and should be published as it stands.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

No received date.

Reference number
RR/68/266
Earliest possible date
1942
Physical description
Standardised form (type E)
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Referee's report by E G Marshall, on a paper 'Evolution in plants by kaleidoscopic mutation' by John Christopher Willis, 1942, RR/68/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_266/referees-report-by-e-g-marshall-on-a-paper-evolution-in-plants-by-kaleidoscopic-mutation-by-john-christopher-willis, accessed on 15 April 2026

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    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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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