ELECTRONIC PEER REVIEW AND PUBLICATION OF SCHOLARLY WRITINGS

摘要

A peer review system for scholarly texts is provided. The system includes a computer (12), a database of reviewers (40), and a program for retrieving a list of reviewers corresponding to the content of the text. The reviewer database (40) preferably includes information concerning an expertise of each reviewer. In another aspect, the invention provides a research retrieval system comprising a database of peer-reviewed articles indexed for retrieval with category information. The peer-reviewed articles may be published together with updates and letters, both of which may also be peer-reviewed. In another aspect, the invention provides a system for organizing a conference for presentation of scholarly research.