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The Mundane Work of Writing and Reading Peer Review
Authors
Susan Leigh Star, Geoffrey C. Bowker
Year
1994
Field
Science and Technology Studies
One-line idea
Peer review is everyday, invisible labour that quietly shapes what counts as valid knowledge.
My take
If academic publishing were a long, slightly chaotic workplace comedy, this would be the behind‑the‑scenes episode where you finally meet the overworked reviewers.

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