When Jonas Kunst first began his career as a social psychology researcher, he was excited to receive requests to review academic journal articles—even though he wasn’t getting paid. “As a Ph.D.
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 ...
Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinized it before ...
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 ...
The following types of contribution to Nature Portfolio journals are peer-reviewed: Articles, Letters, Brief Communications, Matters Arising, Technical Reports, Analysis, Resources, Reviews, ...
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 ...
A covid vaccine study that the CDC’s chief halted this spring over methodological concerns was published Tuesday in JAMA ...
The latest in a series of high-profile retractions of research papers has people asking: What’s wrong with peer review? Scientific and medical journals use the peer-review process to decide which ...
n = 345 adults seeking web based ADHD assessment (predominantly female; mean age = 35). Sensitivity = 80.6% and Positive Predictive Value = 94.9%. False positive rate = 12% versus 56% for the clinical ...
All Nature Portfolio journals, including Communications Biology, offer a double anonymized peer review option. Authors may choose this option at submission to remain anonymous to referees prior to ...