During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unusually high
submission rate of scholarly articles. Given that most academics were forced to work from …

Challenges, experiments, and computational solutions in peer review Page 1 76
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM | JUNE 2022 | VOL. 65 | NO. 6 review articles IMA GER YB Y …

Given the rapid ascent of large language models (LLMs), we study the question:(How) can
large language models help in reviewing of scientific papers or proposals? We first conduct …

Abstract Technology influences Open Science (OS) practices, because conducting science
in transparent, accessible, and participatory ways requires tools and platforms for …

The Journal Impact Factor is often used as a proxy measure for journal quality, but the
empirical evidence is scarce. In particular, it is unclear how peer review characteristics for a …

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the submission rate to scholarly
journals increased abnormally (eg, more than 90% in health & medicine Elsevier journals) …

With the exponential growth in the number of academic researchers, it is crucial for editors of
scientific journals to identify the highest-quality papers. While several measures exist to …

Peer review plays an essential role in the scholarly publishing life cycle. Using the verified
peer review records of reviewers who use the Publons, we employed review length as a …

Reviewers do not only help editors to screen manuscripts for publication in academic
journals; they also serve to increase the rigor and value of manuscripts by constructive …

Peer review is crucial in improving the quality and reliability of scientific research. However,
the mechanisms through which peer review practices ensure papers become top-cited …