Peer review ensures quality in academic research by having experts evaluate and validate study results before publication, crucial for maintaining scholarly integrity.

Some requests by reviewers to cite their own publications are coercive and can unnecessarily delay indexation and publication.

A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts ...

As technology and artificial intelligence continue to reshape the publishing landscape, human peer reviewers remain essential to research integrity that contribute to their fields by ensuring quality, ...

Traditionally, scientific publishing happened behind the scenes, with only the final product of a new scientific article shared with the research community at the end of the process. The efforts of ...

(Boston)—It is expected that in 2025, approximately three million articles will be indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science. If each undergoes peer review by two experts, and an additional 2 million ...

Over half of research reviewers now use AI, but 76% don't know when publishers use it. A survey exposes this crisis in ...

Peer review—the process by which academics evaluate new manuscripts involving new research—has long been a cornerstone of the academic publishing process. But are large commercial publishers ...

Gail Wilson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Stephen Pinfield is an Editor of MetaROR and a Senior Research Fellow of the Research on Research Institute. Kathryn Zeiler is Editor-in-Chief of MetaROR and a member of board of the Association for ...