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Area of Science:

  • Scientific Publishing
  • Academic Peer Review

Background:

  • Peer review in academia is criticized for bias, fairness, and professionalism issues.
  • The frequency of these critical comments in peer review is largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the occurrence of unprofessional comments and incomplete, inaccurate, or unsubstantiated critiques (IIUC) in academic peer review.
  • To assess the impact of these issues on researchers, particularly early-career investigators.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 1491 reviewer comment sets from "Ecology and Evolution" and "Behavioral Medicine."
  • Comments sourced from Publons (920) and early-career investigators (571).
  • Coding for unprofessional comments and IIUCs using a pre-defined rubric.

Main Results:

  • 12% (179) of comment sets contained at least one unprofessional comment.
  • 41% (611) of comment sets included incomplete, inaccurate, or unsubstantiated critiques (IIUC).

Conclusions:

  • A significant proportion of peer review comments are unprofessional or contain IIUCs.
  • These issues can increase psychological distress for researchers, especially early-career ones.
  • A universally agreed-upon reviewer code of conduct is needed to enhance peer review quality and professionalism.