There is an article in the current issue of The Scientist (Volume 22 | Issue 11 | Page 31) by Steven Wiley, entitled “Peer Review Isn’t Perfect… …But it’s not a conspiracy designed to maintain the status quo.”

It discusses how difficult it can be to provide feedback to applicants that is not dismissed as “words from Satan” and how by nature of competition 50% of applications are below average.

Interesting to think about.