UpFront: Peer Review is a Gift
by Katherine Rotzenberg, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Has anyone ever told you that feedback is a gift? I’ve sometimes thought that this was a nice way of saying that something I didn’t want to hear (but needed to) was on its way, but as I wrap up my first year as JPSW Pharmacist Editor, I am considering this phrase in a different light. Peer reviewers ensure the integrity of scientific communication. Scientific findings are nuanced – conclusions are often limited to specific populations within specific constraints, and statistics can be misinterpreted and misapplied. Peer review is the filter through which scientific literature passes to ensure that what comes out the other side is the closest rendering of the truth we can achieve. So how do we do it?
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2026 March/April Table of Contents
Has anyone ever told you that feedback is a gift? I’ve sometimes thought that this was a nice way of saying that something I didn’t want to hear (but needed to) was on its way, but as I wrap up my first year as JPSW Pharmacist Editor, I am considering this phrase in a different light. Peer reviewers ensure the integrity of scientific communication. Scientific findings are nuanced – conclusions are often limited to specific populations within specific constraints, and statistics can be misinterpreted and misapplied. Peer review is the filter through which scientific literature passes to ensure that what comes out the other side is the closest rendering of the truth we can achieve. So how do we do it?
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2026 March/April Table of Contents