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Nature looks to open up 'black box' of science by publishing peer review fileswww.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/nature-looks-open-black-box-science-publishing-peer-review-files-rcna213359
208 sats \ 5 comments \ @south_korea_ln 17 Jun science
The scientific journal Nature wants to show people the nitty gritty of academic publishing.
In a Monday editorial, the journal announced it would include peer review files with the papers it publishes, offering access to once behind-the-scenes processes in which reviewers critique scientific papers and authors respond with changes.
The scientific journal Nature wants to show people the nitty gritty of academic publishing.
This will be interesting. Hope other journals will follow suit now that Nature does it.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @fiatbad 18 Jun
I believe these, and all peer-review, are technically public. But they are often behind hefty pay-walls, which is where the problem arises.
Am I wrong? I'm quite ignorant on the subject, beyond having an undergrad in science. Trying to learn by making a statement and hoping to be corrected.
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12 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 18 Jun
The paywall is different from what is mentioned here. Paywalls should disappear.
Regardless of the existence or not of a paywall, most journals do not publish the referee reports along with the paper. Which is a pity, because often in the referee reports (and the answers to the referees), there is a lot of information that the public/readers could benefit from. Authors often give satisfactory answers to the referees to a concern raised by them, but it does not always make its way into the updated version of the manuscript. And so, readers who have the same concern as the referee do not have access to these same clarifications.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 17 Jun
Long overdue
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 17 Jun
I think this is a positive development.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 18 Jun
For sure. I do sometimes adjust my tone slightly when refereeing a paper anonymously or when my name will be published alongside the paper, but I presume here it is still just the reports and not the authors of the reports. I do change my tone for the better, so it is positive~~
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