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by superfist 705 days ago
"not trust non peer reviewed articles" - this is such naive advice. It is not black and white, peer reviewed articles only increase chance that information included in article is legit because it was verified in some formal process. I wonder how many times people giving such simple advices mention how often peer reviewed articles are retracted or can't even be replicated and how this vary accross disciplines.
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And, like all formal processes, it has been gamed. Many journals are full of high quality material; others are full of peer reviewed bullshit.