The study, published in a peer-reviewed journal, has attracted widespread derision from researchers.

While some academics have called for compensation for assessing other scientists’ work, publishers haven’t warmed to the idea.

The changes, which affect the declarations authors have to sign and the peer-review process, have received a mixed response from the scientific community.

The open access publication will use AI to identify the most pressing manuscripts in need of peer review.

Preprints from the first round of seroprevalence studies indicate that many more people have been infected with the virus than previously reported. Some of these studies also have serious design flaws.

Coronavirus experts are swamped with reading submissions, which they’re working through as quickly as possible.

Constructively critiquing the scientific literature should be an essential part of the postdoctoral experience, and early career researchers have shown that they are up to the task.

Training young scientists to review submitted manuscripts should be an academic exercise, not a facet of professional scientific publishing.

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