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What happens on the other side of the paper publication submission portal? Christopher Rodrigues, who serves as a journal associate editor, revealed the process.

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Q&A: A Randomized Approach to Awarding Grants

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Study Finds Reproducibility Issues in High-Impact Cancer Papers

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Brave New Publishing World

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Opinion: The Problem with Preprints

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Revealing Peer Reviewer Identities Could Introduce Bias: Study

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Frontiers Pulls Special COVID-19 Issue After Content Dispute

Frontiers Removes Controversial Ivermectin Paper Pre-Publication

Opinion: Despite Limitations, Study Offers Clues to Gender Bias

Opinion: Peer Review Study Compromises Response to Gender Bias

No Gender Bias in Peer Review: Study

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Paper Proposing COVID-19, Magnetism Link to Be Retracted

Scientists, Publishers Debate Paychecks for Peer Reviewers

The Lancet Alters Editorial Practices After Surgisphere Scandal

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New Journal to Publish Reviews of COVID-19 Preprints

How (Not) to Do an Antibody Survey for SARS-CoV-2

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Journals, Peer Reviewers Cope with Surge in COVID-19 Publications

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Opinion: Postdocs as Competent Peer Reviewers

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Opinion: Exorcising Ghostwriting from Peer Review

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Trainees Often Ghostwrite PIs’ Peer Reviews: Survey

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

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A Man Who Survived Hundreds of Snakebites Helped Scientists Develop a Potent Antivenom

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What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

Exploring the Gut-Lung Axis in Health and Disease

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

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Applied Biosystems™ VeriFlex™ System: True Temperature Control for PCR Protocols

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