Reviewer 1: "This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend publication with only minor revisions." Reviewer 2: "This ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared and determined the concordance between the study design, results, and inferences of clinical and observational studies and ...

As AI reshapes the peer review process, top medical journals wrestle with balancing innovation and ethical integrity while redefining standards for the future of scientific publishing. Study: Use of ...

It is expected that in 2025, approximately three million articles will be indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science. If each undergoes peer review by two experts, and an additional 2 million articles ...

Peer review is central to the scientific process and scientists’ career advancement, but bias at various stages of the review process disadvantages some authors. Here we use peer review data from ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. In a stark sign of scientists’ escalating frustration with how academic journals ...

Interested in publishing your research project in a peer-reviewed undergraduate journal? These are student-run journals, often with a faculty advisor, that model the peer-review system used by ...

The utilization of accolade awards to motivate reviewers is widespread, but their effectiveness remains uncertain. We aim to explore how receiving an accolade award affects reviewers’ subsequent ...

It is perhaps more damaging to science than the flawed peer-review process because it means that the review process can’t meet the gold standard of being double-blind or anonymous to a reviewer. It ...