Our paper (with @barrysmyth) "Have we reached the beginning of the end for review papers" has been published in Quantitative Science Studies by MIT Press:
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/do…
It suggests that the status of review papers is declining "slowly and then all at once".
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/do…
It suggests that the status of review papers is declining "slowly and then all at once".
direct.mit.edu Have we reached the beginning of the end for review papers? Abstract. Review papers have traditionally enjoyed a high status in academic publishing. This is due to the role that reviews and surveys can play in summarizing and synthesizing a field of research.... 
