In 2023, an academic journal, the Annals of Operations Research, retracted an entire special issue because the peer review process for it was compromised. The case brought into sharp focus broader ...

Peer review became universal almost accidentally, as a way to solve a branding problem. In the 1970s, the US economy was ...

To investigate implicit bias (IB) in the peer review process across ASCO and Conquer Cancer Foundation and to propose potential mitigation strategies. We, ASCO Working Group on Implicit Bias, selected ...

When I teach research methods, a major focus is peer review. As a process, peer review evaluates academic papers for their quality, integrity and impact on a field, largely shaping what scientists ...

Earlier this year I received comments on an academic manuscript of mine as part of the usual peer review process, and noticed something strange. My research focuses on ensuring trustworthy evidence is ...

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 ...

Opinion pieces from C&EN staff addressing core issues in chemistry. For 300 years or so after the creation of the scientific journals, those journals would unsystematically decide what to publish on ...

Generally, it has a negative connotation since it is commonly associated with an investigation initiated by the occurrence of an adverse event. While many times this may be the case, proactive ...

While the headaches and life-altering results of insurance pre-authorizations are not new to physicians or patients, lately things have been getting worse. Patients are sending more and more messages ...