The Issue at a Glance

Peer Review and the Productivity Era (10.1007/s12129-013-9347-6)

Mark Bauerlein, Emory University

In the opening contribution to this issue’s special section, “Peer Review in the Politicized Academy,” Mark Bauerlein examines his own field, literary studies, and argues that ideological trendiness is less a cause than a consequence of the avalanche of scholarly material published roughly since 1999, which has made upholding peer review standards nearly impossible.

Peer Review, Political Correctness, and Human Nature (10.1007/s12129-013-9349-4)

Paul Hollander, emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

In his “Peer Review in the Politicized Academy” entry, Paul Hollander writes from his vantage point within the social sciences and finds that political correctness can affect and has affected the process of disinterested evaluation.

The Hidden Costs of Journal Peer Review (10.1007/s12129-013-9353-8)

Robert Weissberg, emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Adding to the