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These reviewers recommend that the editor reject the paper, accept the paper as is, or accept the paper with author revisions.  </p> <p>Though trustworthy, peer review is not without flaws. The <a data-external="true" href="http://retractionwatch.com/">Retraction Watch</a> blog tracks when published articles are withdrawn due to plagiarism, error, fraud, or other reasons.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-37152912" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-37152912"><div id="s-lg-box-31585258-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-31585258" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">How can I tell if a particular journal is peer reviewed or refereed?</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-31585258" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-76459630" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-73907490" class=""><span><a href="https://consortiumlibrary.org/find/journals.php" target="_blank" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '73907490',_st_inc_return: this});">Consortium Library Journal Titles Finder</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-73907490" class="s-lg-link-desc">Find information about publications the library has. 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