Peer review forum

[SCReptiles]

I think ssnakess has grown to the point where it could now support a legitimate peer review forum. I can’t speak for all forums, but as far as the venomous forum, we now have several members (Ray Hunter, Ray G, TT, Dr Fry, etc) that are internationally recognized and respected in their field.

For anyone who may not be familiar with peer review, a researcher publishes a research paper in peer review journals or peer review web sites. Peers in that field can then critique the research, make inquires, or make rebuttals. It is through these means research becomes widely accepted or rejected in the scientific community.

With Internet forums being notorious for arguments and baseless opinions, a peer review forum would have to be tightly moderated to maintain scientific credibility. For example, a few months ago I posted some research on the size of giant pythons. I quoted scientifically accepted records and my research was rejected by a peer on the basis of, he would have lied if he killed a big snake, so therefor the people who killed that snake in the record book must have lied to. Babble such as this would have to be filtered and all questions and rebuttals would have to be factually based and germane to the research on hand. Perhaps the option of review before post could be used.

I am interested to know what the owners of ssnakess think about putting forth a option that could advance the hobby. Also want the opinions of other ssnakess members. Would you like to see this site offer a platform for scientific research?