Could AI Disrupt Peer Review?

Spending time poring over manuscripts to offer thoughtful and incisive critique as a peer reviewer is one of academia’s most thankless jobs. Peer review is often the final line of defense between new research and the general public and is aimed at ensuring the accuracy, novelty, and significance of new findings.

This crucial role is voluntary, unpaid, and often under-appreciated by academic publishers and institutions. As with other tedious jobs in today’s world, this begs the question: can, and more …

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