Peer review has become a closed system that protects shoddy and politically motivated research.

All Nature Portfolio journals, including Communications Biology, offer a double anonymized peer review option. Authors may choose this option at submission to remain anonymous to referees prior to ...

The Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) today announced the publication of the latest edition of the Journal of Independent Medicine (JIM), continuing the journal's mission to provide a rigorous, ...

When Adam Day built a method to compare the language in peer-review reports across scientific journals, he expected to find the occasional lazy reviewer recycling old comments. What he found instead ...

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 ...

A major journal sees a 42% surge in AI-assisted scientific papers since late 2022. This rise coincides with a drop in writing quality. Researchers note the strain on peer review. The trend suggests ...

Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinized it before ...

It is perhaps more damaging to science than the flawed peer-review process because it means that the review process can’t meet the gold standard of being double-blind or anonymous to a reviewer. It ...

The following types of contribution to Nature Portfolio journals are peer-reviewed: Articles, Letters, Brief Communications, Matters Arising, Technical Reports, Analysis, Resources, Reviews, ...