Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer reviewer crisis
- PMID: 37975666
- PMCID: PMC10746150
- DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01091-23
Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer reviewer crisis
Abstract
There is concern that the time taken to publish academic papers in microbiological science has significantly increased in recent years. While the data do not specifically support this, evidence suggests that editors are having to invite more and more reviewers to identify those willing to perform peer review.
Keywords: artificial intelligence; early career researcher; peer review; peer review crisis; reviewer rewards.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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