Review times in statistical journals: tilting at windmills?
Using limited data, I argue that the review times in statistics are far too long for the field to keep pace with the rapidly changing environment in science. I note that statisticians do not appear to believe in statistics because data on the review process are not widely available to members of the profession. I suggest a few changes that could be made to speed up the review process, although it would appear that a change in our culture is required before the problem will be solved.
Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3143, USA. carroll@stat.tamu.edu
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