When peers are not peers and don't know it: The Dunning‐Kruger effect and self‐fulfilling prophecy in peer‐review |
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| Authors: | Sui Huang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA;2. Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The fateful combination of (i) the Dunning‐Kruger effect (ignorance of one's own ignorance) with (ii) the nonlinear dynamics of the echo‐chamber between reviewers and editors fuels a self‐reinforcing collective delusion system that sometimes spirals uncontrollably away from objectivity and truth. Escape from this subconscious meta‐ignorance is a formidable challenge but if achieved will help correct a central deficit of the peer‐review process that stifles innovation and paradigm shifts. |
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| Keywords: | editors meta‐cognition meta‐ignorance positive feedback loop self‐fulfilling prophecy |
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