TY - JOUR T1 - In peer review we trust—or do we? JF - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice JO - Eur J Hosp Pharm SP - 133 LP - 133 DO - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2014-000473 VL - 21 IS - 3 AU - Phil Wiffen Y1 - 2014/06/01 UR - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/21/3/133.abstract N2 - I recently enjoyed presenting a workshop on peer review at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Congress held in Barcelona. This reminded me of the importance of peer review on the one hand in terms of ensuring that papers published in this journal are reliable and engaging for readers but also the lack of science that underpins the peer review process and the inability to detect fraud or even mistakes. By coincidence I came across a recent major research publication entitled ‘Trust and Authority in Scholarly Communications in the Light of Digital Transition’1 A number of interesting findings come through this report made up of an extensive literature review and some 3600 responses to an online survey. The responders were from across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Some of the key findings include: In terms of what people read, they want a top-tier author in a peer reviewed journal, available … Correspondence to Professor Phil Wiffen, Pain Research Unit, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK; phil.wiffen{at}ndcn.ox.ac.uk ER -