2) A current public concern is that peer review includes definite conflict of interest. A potentially
valuable study could involve contact with a statistically useful sample of the peer reviewers
on site visitation teams during the past three-to-five years to determine their reasons for
participating. The tasks are demanding and essentially professional service. The result of such a
study could provide information on whether there is actual “conflict of interest.” Include also
any data on compensation (usually very low, a token payment).