by Michael Mann and Gavin Schmidt On this site we emphasize
conclusions that are supported by “peer-reviewed” climate
research. That is, research that has been published by one or
more scientists in a scholarly scientific journal after review
by one or more experts in the scientists’ same field (‘peers’)
for accuracy and validity. What is so important about “Peer
Review”? As Chris Mooney has lucidly put it: [Peer Review] is an
undisputed cornerstone of modern science. Central to the
competitive clash of ideas that moves knowledge forward, peer
review enjoys so much renown in the scientific community that
studies lacking its imprimatur meet with automatic skepticism.
Academic reputations hinge on an ability to get work through
peer review and into leading journals; university presses employ
peer review to decide which books they’re willing to publish;
and federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health use
peer review to weigh the merits of applications for federal
research grants. Put simply, peer rev