Since "peer review can.[build,] jeopardize or destroy research efforts and careers of innovative investigators" [45, p. 34] and the advancement of scientific knowledge builds essentially on an efficient peer review system [1], the quality of each peer review process in science is of great importance.
Each peer review report was rated using an established Review Quality Instrument (RQI) 12 (table 4).
Hospitals from the intervention group were categorised by the implementation proportion (IP) of recommendations that were given in the final reports of each peer review.
Hospitals from the intervention group were dichotomised by their implementation proportion (IP) of the recommendations from each peer review (high IP vs low IP).
We used the implementation proportion (IP) of all the recommendations given in the final reports of each peer review as a measure for the willingness of a hospital to implement the recommendations and the quality of colorectal cancer care.
Hospitals from the two intervention regions were dichotomised based on their implementation proportion (IP) of recommendations from the final reports of each peer review (high IP vs. low IP).
Each step is peer reviewed and monitored by editorial groups, ensuring methodological rigor.
Each paper was peer reviewed by the conference program committee members http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp14/ws/conferences/abda14/committee and external reviewers.
Each submission has been peer reviewed and evaluated by three independent reviewers on the quality, originality, soundness, and significance of its contributions and the significant improvement regarding to the IEEE ISB2011 proceeding paper.
Each submission has been peer reviewed and evaluated by three independent reviewers on the quality, originality, soundness, and significance of its contributions and the significant improvement regarding to the IEEE ISB2012 proceeding paper.
Each submission has been peer reviewed and evaluated by three independent reviewers on the quality, originality, soundness, and significance of its contributions and the significant improvement regarding to the OSB proceeding paper.
