PROBLEMS WITH PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON THE WEB: HOW UNUSUAL WERE TEMPERATURES IN SVALBARD, NORWAY?

Traditional science journals accept papers for publication following peer review of their contents that provides at least some independent assessment of the paper's contents. As part of the scientific process, the content of such papers can be challenged in the journal that publishes them. Howe...

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Published in:Energy & environment (Essex, England) England), 2007-01, Vol.18 (1), p.109-121
Main Author: Eschenbach, Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied statistics
Arithmetic mean
Autocorrelation
Climate change
Climate models
Datasets
Global warming
Inhomogeneity
Standard deviation
Surface temperature
Viewpoints and Technical Communications
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Summary:Traditional science journals accept papers for publication following peer review of their contents that provides at least some independent assessment of the paper's contents. As part of the scientific process, the content of such papers can be challenged in the journal that publishes them. However, with the advent of the web it is becoming common for some scientists to publish work on web sites. This practice has the advantage of rapid communication to a wide audience, but it by-passes the safeguards inherent in the traditional publication procedure. This increases the risk of flawed information becoming published, with inevitable lowering of scientific standards and possible harm to the reputations of individual scientists.
ISSN:0958-305X
2048-4070
DOI:10.1260/095830507780157230