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Nature 439, 252 (19 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439252b; Published online 18 January 2006

Journals submit to scrutiny of their peer-review process

Jim Giles

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Largest-ever study gains unprecedented access.

Results are starting to come in from what may be the largest-ever study of the practice of peer review.Three prestigious medical journals — The Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and the BMJ — threw open their doors and allowed the study team unprecedented access.