Referees' reports: volume 75, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
Reference number: RR/75
Date: 1951
Description
Containing referee's reports for the 'A' side (biological sciences) papers submitted to the Royal Society for review in 1951. Arranged chronologically by date of receipt of the paper at the Society.
Notable referees and authors include
When report is on a standardised form (E), the questions are:
1. Whether or not the paper should be read before the Society
2. Whether the paper contains contributions to knowledge of sufficient scientific interest for the space required
3. Whether any portions or illustrations of the paper are redundant
4. Whether it should be published by the Society
5. Whether it should be published in 'Philosophical Transactions' or 'Proceedings'
6.Whether it could be published by some other body
7. General remarks
- Reference number
- RR/75
- Earliest possible date
- 1951
- Physical description
- Loose paper in folders
- Format
- Manuscript
Typescript
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Referees' reports: volume 75, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication, 1951, RR/75, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_75/referees-reports-volume-75-peer-reviews-of-scientific-papers-submitted-to-the-royal-society-for-publication, accessed on 13 February 2025
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Hierarchy
This volume contains 350 manuscripts:
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Referee's report by Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, on a paper 'Relativity theory and the creation of matter' by William Hunter McCrea
18 January 1951 Creator: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Reference number: RR/75/1 -
Referee's report by William Michael Herbert Greaves, on a paper 'The stability of Saturn's rings' by George Ridsdale Goldsbrough
06 April 1951 Creator: William Michael Herbert Greaves Reference number: RR/75/2 -
Referee's report by Harold Spencer Jones, on a paper 'The stability of Saturn's rings' by George Ridsdale Goldsbrough
18 April 1951 Creator: Harold Spencer Jones Reference number: RR/75/3 -
Referee's report by Edward Victor Appleton, on a paper 'Measurements of the direction of arrival of short radio waves reflected at the ionosphere' by E N Bramley and W Ross
17 January 1951 Creator: Edward Victor Appleton Reference number: RR/75/4
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR
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Referee Reports
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.View collection