#Reviewer

Okay we talking about how reviews aren't trustable when the reviewers are paid "bc pubs just want good reviews"Let's talk about pubs giving out ARCs long before authors are actually
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So. I've known my book, A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, was going to be getting a review in the NYT for over a month now. And this morning
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1/7 An experience of #inequality in #academia. I co-authored a paper with a male colleague, and the manuscript has now been thorough single-blind #peerreview, meaning that they know who we
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Ran across an otherwise postive review of Writing in the Dark that said I recommended writers appropriate other cultures' monsters for their own work. That was news to me, so
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As we ask how academic medical journals accept blatantly racist articles, I am reminded of the reviewer comments I received last year for an essay that was ultimately rejected. 1/
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At the time THE DRAGON WARRIOR received a problematic review from a certain trade reviewer, I was busy w my 9-5, preparing for my book tour, and living my best
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The review process demystified with Great British Bake Off gifs: the definitive THREAD. ** Manuscript submitted ** ”Submission #2021-00158 is currently being given full consideration” ”Your submission does not meet
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"hello, I'm a late 2000s/early 2010s comedic reviewer?""ah, here's your sample of 'Forklift' from MST3K and a fake gun""awesome! I've got an unfunny, overlong sketch section of this video to
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I was once told by another reviewer that as an author I had no business reviewing books, despite having been a reviewer first for various mediums going on a decade.
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This thread Unfortunately, many grad students encounter reviewers who penalize them for less than perfect undergrad grades, test scores, etc - it can lead to biases that impact funding decisions
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a) this nyt review is completely contrary to my experienceb) this reviewer is kinda full of shit (do they even know what fic is beyond a derogatory concept?) c) you
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A very perceptive analysis of MDPI by @danbrockington here: https://danbrockington.com/2020/07/23/mdpi-journals-2015-to-2019/ "[Traditional] journals, in short, do not just police quality. They police fashion and trends. MDPI’s model
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Realtalk for a moment. If u think getting review copies isnt a huge conflict of interest when you watch a review, you're sorely mistaken. Even if the reviewer ends up
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“we as a discipline (and especially editors) should actively consider which types of research we consider to be valuable and worthy of a spot in a generalist journal, and what
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Just to check I'm following the story, the new working class/BME reviewer is the white guy in the bow tie stood next to the candelabra? Looks like Chortle's new reviewer
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Have you ever wondered what an NIH review panel meeting is like and how you can increase your likelihood of being funded? The review process has some positive features and
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