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Rejection in academia is structural not personal
Featured · Opinions & Perspectives
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— Opinions & Perspectives · 8 Oct 2026

Rejection in academia is structural not personal

“Rejection in academia is structural not personal” by Tara-Lyn Camilleri & Ed Ivimey-Cook, originally published on LSE Blogs, licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made.

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Reviewing a paper that cites your work: How to stay fair
Research Integrity & Publication Ethics
6 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Reviewing a paper that cites your work: How to stay fair

Reviewing a paper that cites your work can feel unusually personal. You may think the authors have used your research well, misrepresented it, or overlooked related work of yours. None of those reactions automatically makes the manuscript review inappropriate.

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Language bias in peer review: How to review fairly when English is not your first language
Navigating Peer Review
5 Oct 2026 ·

Language bias in peer review: How to review fairly when English is not your first language

Language bias in peer review can affect how reviewers judge a manuscript and how comfortable researchers feel participating in peer review. English is the dominant working language across much of scientific publishing, but many researchers write and review in English as an additional language.

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Scholarly Publishing Round-Up: AI, peer review, and a system under pressure
Industry Updates & Discussions
1 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Scholarly Publishing Round-Up: AI, peer review, and a system under pressure

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly visible across scholarly publishing, from manuscript preparation and editorial screening to peer review. At the same time, journals are dealing with rising submission volumes, reviewer fatigue, and questions about how existing publishing practices can adapt.

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The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research?
AI in Scholarly Publishing
29 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research?

“The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research?” by Sorin M.S. Krammer, originally published in The Conversation, under a Creative Commons – Attribution/No Derivatives license.

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Society journals vs commercial publishers: What reviewers should know
Navigating Peer Review
28 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

Society journals vs commercial publishers: What reviewers should know

The practical differences between society journals vs commercial publishers often appear in their editorial culture, infrastructure, reviewer guidance, and relationship with the research community. However, these are broad patterns rather than fixed rules.

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Efficient peer review: How to review faster without sacrificing quality
Navigating Peer Review
21 Sep 2026 · 6 min read

Efficient peer review: How to review faster without sacrificing quality

A fast review is useful only if it remains careful enough to help the editor evaluate the manuscript. Efficient peer review is therefore not about reading as quickly as possible. It is about using reviewer time where expert attention has the greatest value.

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Can technology reduce reviewer workload without replacing expert judgment?
AI in Scholarly Publishing
17 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

Can technology reduce reviewer workload without replacing expert judgment?

Reviewers do not need technology to decide whether a study is convincing. They need it to reduce the time spent on work that does not require the same level of subject expertise.

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Peer reviewer selection: Why qualified researchers get overlooked
Navigating Peer Review
15 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

Peer reviewer selection: Why qualified researchers get overlooked

Peer reviewer selection shapes who gets the opportunity to contribute to peer review, build reviewing experience, and become visible within academic publishing.

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We need to move beyond the accept/reject binary in peer review
Opinions & Perspectives
9 Sep 2026 ·

We need to move beyond the accept/reject binary in peer review

"We need to move beyond the accept/reject binary in peer review" by George Currie and Damian Pattinson, originally published on LSE Blogs, licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made.

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