Humanenko O. Peer reviewing as a factor of scientific communication: sociocultural and publishing aspects

The dissertation defines the role and the place of peer review in the modern scientific space. Referring is examined as a multipurpose synergetic system, influencing on the development of scientific communication. The effectiveness of peer review system is analyzed. The main functions and tasks of peer reviews are distinguished. Referring's and human factor's connection is proved. In the dissertation the typology of peer reviews and the rational peer review model are led out, the condition of Ukrainian prepublication peer review is investigated, it is accentuated on the necessity of the prepublication evaluation and interrelations of different types of peer reviews, a structure of the scholarly book review is in detail examined, the peculiarities of a peer reviewer's position are analyzed. The main tendencies and problems of peer review are defined according to which propositions and recommendations are made.