Peer review is a central feature of academic work. It's the process through which research ends up published in an academic journal: independent experts scrutinize the work of another researcher in ...

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 ...

Peer review became universal almost accidentally, as a way to solve a branding problem. In the 1970s, the US economy was tanking. Inflation was up, employment was down, there was a gas crisis, and the ...

Before a medical paper gets published (as my expertise is only in medicine, this post is focussed on medical papers), it normally gets reviewed by external experts. These experts often recommend minor ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Submissions to academic journals have surged since the release of ChatGPT, straining a peer ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Google Scholar, a search tool for scholarly works developed in 2004. The passion project started with just two researchers at the helm and transformed into a web ...

The perennial pressure to publish or perish is intense as ever for faculty trying to advance their careers in an exceedingly tight academic job market. On top of their teaching loads, faculty are ...

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 ...