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M Nylenna

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PubMed1995

[Referees--science's watchdogs and authors best friends].

External reviewers play an important part as guardians of scientific standards and advisers to the editors of professional journals. A study of 156 reviewers in the Nordic countries showed that they make a great contribution, but differ widely from each other in their assessments of the same papers. Experienced reviewers and young referees were found to be the most critical. A trial of an evaluation check list showed that most reviewers appreciated its help.

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PubMed1994

Multiple blinded reviews of the same two manuscripts. Effects of referee characteristics and publication language.

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between referee characteristics and their manuscript assessments, the influence of manuscript language on referees' judgments, and the usefulness, quality, and extent of referees' free-text comments. DESIGN: Two nonauthentic, but realistic, short manuscripts with a number of common methodological flaws were sent to 180 Scandinavian referees. Through randomization, each referee received one of the manuscripts in English and the other manuscript in the national language. A structured assessment of the manuscript quality was expressed on a 5-point scale, and the impact of referee characteristics (age, gender, experience, and so on) was analyzed by multiple linear regression. MAIN OUTCOME: Manuscript quality assessed by referees. RESULTS: A total of 312 reviews from 156 referees could be used for the study of referee characteristics and language. With increasing experience, the referees gave lower quality scores (P < .05). A tendency toward stricter assessment with younger age was seen (P < .05). No influence of referees' gender, specialty, or nationality was found. For the test manuscript of the poorest quality, the English version was assessed to be better than the national-language version (P < .05). A total of 159 of 312 reviews included free-text comments applicable for the methodological study. In 54 reviews (34%), no methodological comments accompanied the assessment, and in six reviews they were only incomplete. Wrong sampling unit was mentioned by one fourth of 80 referees. Only one referee mentioned the incorrect use of a parametric test in the analysis of data whose distribution was nonparametric. CONCLUSIONS: Experienced and young referees gave a stricter assessment of the manuscripts than their less experienced and older colleagues. An English version seemed to be accepted more easily than a national-language version of the same manuscript. Most referees spontaneously mentioned the shortcomings of the manuscripts only as part of their overall judgment.

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PubMed1992

[High quality medical records--high quality medicine].

The medical record is both an indicator of the quality of care, and a means of improving this quality. In addition to being a source of information and a means of communication in the care of patients, the medical record is also becoming a document of increasing legal importance. The content and design of medical records, and how they are kept, should comply with legal requirements. The patients' right to read their own records is well established in Norway. Incomplete records and lack of information will always be held against the doctor in the case of complaints or lawsuits. The medical record provides a good basis for evaluation of care, and a systematic evaluation of medical records, e.g. in groups, is an effective form of medical audit. While the authorities are making an effort to achieve better standardization of medical records, every medical practitioner should do his best to let the everyday use of medical records become an important part of his personal quality assurance.

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