The Very Interested Reviewer

Author(s): Adapted from a scenario by Michael Lavine, Statistics Department, Duke University

As a recent Ph.D., you receive a journal article to referee. This article provides a proof for a result in your area of study. You become intrigued by the topic, and after a few weeks you come up with a shorter and better proof. You feel clear about your recommendation regarding the publishability of the result submitted to you.

What, if anything, can and should you do or say about your own new proof?

Comments

The Very Interested Reviewer: Commentary 1

Comments on "The Very Interested Reviewer" by John Gardinier, a statistician and active in the ethics of his field.
The Very Interested Reviewer - Commentary 2

Commenty on "The Very Interested Reviewer" by Albert Meyer, a computer scientist in the theory area at MIT.

Cite this page: "The Very Interested Reviewer" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 9/10/2006 National Academy of Engineering Accessed: Monday, September 06, 2010 <www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/interest.aspx>