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Tough Crowd
Joshua A. Krisch | Nov 4, 2016 | 2 min read
Reviewers who are experts in a given field are more likely to deliver harsher critiques of papers that hit close to home, researchers report.
Opinion: Stop Submitting Papers
Timothée Poisot | Oct 13, 2016 | 2 min read
This is not sustainable.
PubPeer Has (Probably) Stopped Collecting Anonymous Commenters’ IP Addresses
Bob Grant | Oct 4, 2016 | 3 min read
In an attempt to avoid future subpoenas requesting potentially identifying information on unregistered users of the post-publication peer review website, the platform’s administrators have attempted to cease IP address collection.
Does Productivity Diminish Research Quality?
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 28, 2016 | 3 min read
More papers correlate with top-cited research for more-established academics, but not newly minted professors, according to a study.  
Study: Peer Reviewers Swayed by Prestige
Ben Andrew Henry | Sep 27, 2016 | 1 min read
Evaluators of mock submissions to an orthopedic surgery journal were more likely to recommend the publication of a manuscript from distinguished authors than one from anonymous ones.
TS Picks: September 26, 2016
Tracy Vence | Sep 27, 2016 | 1 min read
World leaders agree to fight superbugs; researchers edit human embryos; peer reviewers’ motivations
Most Active Peer Reviewers Honored
Ben Andrew Henry | Sep 26, 2016 | 1 min read
The “Sentinels of Science” award recognizes especially productive peer reviewers.
Reviewing Results-Free Manuscripts
Bob Grant | Sep 20, 2016 | 2 min read
An open-access journal is trialing a peer-review process in which reviewers do not have access to the results or discussion sections of submitted papers.
Even More Preprints
Bob Grant | Aug 17, 2016 | 1 min read
A new psychology-centric preprint server is slated to launch.
Open Letter Leads to Peer Review Changes
Jef Akst | Jul 14, 2016 | 1 min read
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research will reverse some of the recent changes to its grant-reviewing processes after protests from researchers.
Researchers to CIHR: Reverse Peer Review Changes
Jef Akst | Jul 5, 2016 | 2 min read
Nearly 1,200 scientists are asking the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to undo recent changes to its grant-review process.
New Journal Scrutinizes the Research Process
Kerry Grens | May 3, 2016 | 2 min read
Studies in Research Integrity and Peer Review analyze ethics and quality in both science and publishing.
Opinion: Reimagining the Paper
Ahmed Alkhateeb | May 2, 2016 | 4 min read
Breaking down lengthy, narrative-driven biomedical articles into brief reports on singular observations or experiments could increase reproducibility and accessibility in the literature.
NIH Grant Reviews Don’t Predict Success
Kerry Grens | Feb 18, 2016 | 2 min read
Peer reviewers’ assessments of funding proposals to the National Institutes of Health don’t correlate well with later publication citations, a study shows.
The Top 10 Retractions of 2015
Retraction Watch | Dec 22, 2015 | 3 min read
A look at this year’s most memorable retractions
More Peer Review Manipulation
Tracy Vence | Oct 13, 2015 | 1 min read
Elsevier retracts nine papers from five of its journals after discovering made-up reviewer email addresses.
Debating the Value of Anonymity
Jef Akst | Oct 5, 2015 | 2 min read
PubPeer responds to criticism that anonymous post-publication peer review threatens the scientific process.
Opinion: Pay-to-Play Publishing
Kailash Gupta | Sep 3, 2015 | 3 min read
Online scientific journals are sacrificing the quality of research articles to make a buck.
PubPeer Founders Revealed
Jef Akst | Aug 31, 2015 | 2 min read
Neuroscientist Brandon Stell identifies himself as one of the creators of the post-publication peer review website, as he and his colleagues announce the nonprofit PubPeer Foundation.
Sage Pulls More Papers for Fake Peer Review
Bob Grant | Aug 20, 2015 | 1 min read
The publisher is retracting 17 articles because of tampering with the peer-review process.
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