Post-Publication Review Is Vital For Science

Why peer-review is not the final word

Stock photos for “science” are mostly lab coats and benches, but this came up and it’s very pretty. Enjoy. Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash

When I was first getting into science, nearly two decades ago now, one of the first things I was told was about the importance of peer-review. The scientific literature, you see, was not filled with opinions it was filled with facts, which we could be assured of because whenever someone wanted to publish something in a…