We continue our explanation of the peer review process at Nature Methods. In last month’s Editorial 1, we described how we select peer reviewers and utilize their reports in reaching an editorial ...

Peer review is integral to a scholar’s journey, whether you’re trying to secure funding, present research at a conference, or publish your findings in a book or journal. Yet despite its ubiquity and ...

Reviewer 1: "This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend publication with only minor revisions." Reviewer 2: "This ...

The utilization of accolade awards to motivate reviewers is widespread, but their effectiveness remains uncertain. We aim to explore how receiving an accolade award affects reviewers’ subsequent ...

Opinion pieces from C&EN staff addressing core issues in chemistry. For 300 years or so after the creation of the scientific journals, those journals would unsystematically decide what to publish on ...

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 articles ...

Earlier this year I received comments on an academic manuscript of mine as part of the usual peer review process, and noticed something strange. My research focuses on ensuring trustworthy evidence is ...

Source: Image by Tung Lam from Pixabay As a psychologist and a scientist-practitioner, I am involved in research activities. Psychologists routinely conduct and consume research in order to advance ...