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 ...

Timothy Hugh Barker is the chair of the RIPPER (Research Integrity and Predatory Practices in Evidence Reviews) Working Group. This group conduct research into the imapct that fraudulent and erroneous ...

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 ...

“Greetings! You’ve been added to our journal’s editorial system because we believe you would serve as an excellent reviewer of [Unexciting Title] manuscript …” You probably get these, too. It feels ...

What is transparent peer review? All primary research papers published in Nature Communications that are submitted from November 1 st, 2022 will have a corresponding peer review file containing the ...

Some scholarly publishers are embracing artificial intelligence tools to help improve the quality and pace of peer-reviewed research in an effort to alleviate the longstanding peer review crisis ...

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 ...

Timed for Peer Review Week, GigaScience Press are announcing that their GigaByte Journal has integrated a novel ‘Publish, Review, Curate’ (PRC) peer-review model, in partnership with eLife. Using the ...

A proposed change to the AICPA Peer Review Program would centralize the administration of peer reviews for firms operating under alternative practice structures, such as those with private equity ...

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The following types of contribution to Nature Portfolio journals are peer-reviewed: Articles, Letters, Brief Communications, Matters Arising, Technical Reports, Analysis, Resources, Reviews, ...