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This week has been the 5th annual Peer Review Week. The subject of peer review is discussed all year round, but it's been fascinating to observe the focussed discussion this week on the theme that gets to the heart of the issue: Quality. Peer Review has long been a cornerstone of academic publishing and a signifier of quality, but evidence of bias towards positive findings and spotlights on flaws , in general, have come to light over the years. The increased workload on academics, pressures on early career researchers to publish or perish and a lack of recognition for reviewers has also resulted in questions about the sustainability of peer review. Technology inevitably is involved in generating possible solutions to these challenges, but at what cost to quality? This post will summarise some of the contributions to these topics that have been made this week. Types of Peer Review.  http://reviewers.plos.org/open-peer-review/ It's a common misconception that there...