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Quality Reviewing Declines with Experience

A longitudinal study shows most reviewers submit poorer quality reviews over time. Cognitive decline and competing responsibilities may help to explain why experience may be a liability in peer-review.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 19, 2011
  • 16 Comments

Impact Factors — A Self-fulfilling Prophecy?

A new study analyzing the citation performance of identical articles in multiple sources provides new insight into the causes of citation. But does it accomplish its goals?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 9, 2010
  • 8 Comments

PLoS’ Squandered Opportunity — Their Problems with the Path of Least Resistance

The Public Library of Science was once a radical force, but is now dependent on author-pays bulk-publishing for its livelihood, which introduces all sorts of problems for every journal publisher. What went wrong?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 27, 2010
  • 100 Comments

Do Medical Editors Discriminate Against Poor Authors?

Do medical editors have different quality standards based on the author’s geographic location?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 18, 2009
  • 2 Comments

End of Free Access

Venerable open-access medical journal reinstitutes subscription model. But can it offer enough content to lure customers back?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 26, 2009
  • 5 Comments

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