Bias, peer review, and publishing

Lack of reviewers threatens robustness of neuroscience literature. https://www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/lack-of-reviewers-threatens-robustness-of-neuroscience-literature/. Published 2026.

Noah Haber, George C Banks, Nicholas D, PhD Bowman, et al. Registered Revisions Meta Trial Pilot Report.; 2026. https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/j64ct_v1/.

Noemi Felisi, Riccardo Vecchio, Anna Odone. When peer review drags on: the harm to early career researchers. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. 2026;11. doi:10.3389/frma.2026.1740381

Mathieu Vinken. Advancing toxicology through new approach methodologies. Toxicology. 2026;526:154546. doi:10.1016/j.tox.2026.154546

B. H. Lim, C. D’Ippoliti, M. Dominik, et al. Regional and institutional trends in assessment for academic promotion. Nature. 2025:1-10. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08422-9

Joanie Sims Gould, Anne M. Lasinsky, Adrian Mota, Karim M. Khan, Clare L. Ardern. Threats to grant peer review: a qualitative study. 2025. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091666

Katarina Zimmer. ‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully. Nature. 2025;645(8081):809-812. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02922-y

Maryam Sayab, Lisa M. DeTora, Muhammad Sarwar. Publication Pressure vs Research Integrity: Global Insights from an Asian Council of Science Editors Survey. Science Editor. 2025;48(2). doi:10.36591/SE-4803-05

Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers. Nature. 2025;642(8068):542-542. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01880-9

David Moher, Anna Catharina Vieira Armond. Publisher and journal reciprocity for peer review: Not so much. Accountability in Research. 2025;32(5):832-837. doi:10.1080/08989621.2025.2450451