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How might AI-assisted peer review tools reshape scientific publishing, and what safeguards should be implemented to maintain review quality while addressing the increasing volume of submissions?
The peer-reviewing process is being faced with ever-growing challenges as submission rates are still rising exponentially in all areas. Journal editors are faced with the challenge of getting capable reviewers who are ready to volunteer their time, with a result being delays in reviewing, reviewer exhaustion, and worse, compromised quality. Meanwhile, AI technologies are accelerating their ability to review scientific manuscripts for methodology, statistical fitting, plagiarism screenings,...
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Answer Accepted 90 Answers 52 Votes
What is the time limit for reviewing an article?
For the review of each article, there is a value to be given to the reviewer.
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As an editor for peer-reviewed journal, what would you consider appropriate in making a decision to accept a peer-reviewer's report?
When evaluating a peer-reviewed study on surface water resources used for a commercial water operation, it is expected that the reviewer will thoroughly assess the methodology, including water sampling procedures and data analysis. In addition, the reviewer should identify potential oversights and suggest necessary improvements or alternative methods. However, when an expert reviewer raises concerns, and the authors respond with contrary submissions supported by well-detailed references, how...
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How do you evaluate academic papers? $100
SciPinion is seeking your opinion on how you evaluate publications. We are interested in the criteria you personally use to assess the quality of peer-reviewed academic papers. What factors make a paper trustworthy and credible from your point of view? We invite you to share your thoughts on the following: • Evaluation Criteria: What factors do you consider when judging a paper's quality? This can include methodology, data analysis, relevance, novelty, clarity, etc. • Scoring Systems: Do you...
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Answer Accepted 73 Answers 63 Votes
Is it better to have single-author papers?
Would it be better to try and publish a paper in which I am the sole author, or would it be better to try and publish in collaboration with co-authored publications?
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How should irrelevant comment(s) from a peer reviewer be handled?
Some times an irrelevant comments is made on a peer review report based on which a paper is rejected and that makes the author very discouraging. Like "Proper discussion is not made why apple is red" while the paper is on lily flower. The answer could be any of the same a) The editorial board should take care of such comments and provide the full support to evaluate the paper a s per merit rather than rejection. b) The paper be rejected and resubmitted to the same or other Journal citing the...
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Answer Accepted 9 Answers 8 Votes
what are the main files that I should prepare when submitting my paper to journals?
After writing my paper and making submissions to journals I found that they need files that I do not know like graphical abstracts, and highlights. so, what files should I prepare before submitting the paper?
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