The peer review process can create conflicts of interest because the choice of who reviews a potentially publishable project may show:

Cultured peer review (also known as refereeing) is the method of controlling an author's studious work, analysis, or opinions to the analysis of others who are specialists in the related area, before a document explaining this activity is printed in a magazine, convention procedures or as a book.

so what is your question?

answer by yourhope:

the speaker of which statement would be best served by joining an interest group?

i want politicians to make more of an effort for lgbt rights!

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