The process of publishing a scientific paper

Watch this video to understand the various stages of quality assurance that peer reviewed published papers go through.

Does understanding more about the process for publishing a peer reviewed scientific paper change your perception of scientific research and how it is reported in the media?

Non-peer reviewed publication

Sometimes, research results can find their way into the public domain without being peer reviewed, and are spread via newspapers, magazines, the internet, television and radio. They may be unpublished findings presented at press conferences, or published findings from a journal that does not use peer review. Even journals that do use peer review contain some non-peer reviewed content, such as editorials and letters to the editor.