Namely, the overlap feature of the genetic equidistance result [see, for example: Huang, 2010] (note: the paper I am citing is in fact peer-reviewed).
No. It isn't. It was published in a book. While a paper that is published in a book may get editorial approval from the publisher, it is not peer reviewed.
Peer-reviewed literature (sometimes called refereed publications) are scholarly works that typically represent the latest original research in the field, research that has been generally accepted by academic and professional peers for dissemination and discussion.
Peer-reviewed books are generally published by university presses and scholarly publishing houses like University of Washington Press or Inter-Research. One way of distinguishing these books from those published by more commercial houses is to search Publishers' Catalogues online. Frequently, major publishing houses will provide separate names for their scholarly publishing operations and will provide a statement of their publishing philosophy somewhere on their Web site.
http://www.lib.washington.edu/...20sciences/peer-review.html
Cancer epigenetics is a commercial publication.
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Shi tried to get published in the peer reviewed literature (JEZ), but couldn't. Remember?
Dear Dr. Huang,
I have now had a chance to read your manuscript and I regret that I am not recommending publication in JEZ-B. While the ideas presented are very intriguing, several key elements lack rigorous definitions and, as written, are inconsistent with observations from across the tree of life. For example, the view of phylogenetic diversity is more consistent with the Scala Natura than current understanding of the tree of life and the nature of biological diversity on Earth. Similarly, the treatment of the term complexity is simplistic at times. For example, limb number is certainly one measure of complexity (e.g. snakes vs. other reptiles) but, if "complex organisms are here defined as those that have complex epigenetic programs" then organisms like ciliates, which rely on epigenetic mechanisms to scan the last generation's somatic genome in forming the next generation's somatic genome, may also be worth considering. As written, the manuscript reads as if humans are the pinnacle of both the tree of life and complexity. Further, the treatment of genetic distance is also simplistic at times, particularly given what we know about patterns and processes driving molecular evolution across genomes.
I do hope that this quick turn around enables you to find a more appropriate journal for your interested manuscript without any unnecessary delay.
Sincerely,
Laura Katz
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