Peer review is fundamental to scientific publishing, wherein a jury of experts ensure that published work meets the standards of quality, rigor, and relevance. Editorial decisions are traditionally ...

When Ulises Perez skimmed through the reviewer comments he had received on his rejected application for the US National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), he was taken ...

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made a significant and positive contribution to the peer review process, regardless of whether the paper was eventually accepted by the journal; taken both a broad and detailed view of the paper; ...