A glance at the February issue of The Scientist: Reviewing peer review
It has become harder than ever for researchers to get their work published in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals, says Alison McCook, the magazine’s news editor. As the number of rejection letters to authors has piled up, she adds, so too has the number of questions regarding the efficacy of peer review.
A major problem facing peer-reviewed journals is the sheer number of articles that are submitted to them every year, says Ms. McCook. Reviewers are overburdened, she writes, and their jobs have been made only tougher by scientists who try to distinguish themselves by exaggerating the importance of their research.
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