同行评议与发表：对法律工作者的启迪

在确定某理论或者技术是否属于科学知识，从而有助于事实审判者时，该理论或者技术是否通过了同行评议并发表是一个重要的考量因素。本文讨论了同行评议的起源、在科学和医学期刊建设中的现行角色、出版前同行评议的基本理论，以及同行评议作为质量控制机制的固有的局限性。

Peer Review and Publication：Lessons for Lawyers

pertinent consideration in determining whether a theory or technique is scientiifc knowledge that will assist the trier of fact] is whether the theory or technique has been subjected to peer review and publication. This paper discussed the origins of this practice, the ragged process by which it gradually became standard atscientiifc and medical journals, and the many roles it now plays;therationale for pre-publication peer review, and the inherent limitations of the system as a quality-control mechanism.