Category Archives: Refereeing

Referee finding: a role for AI?

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Joan E. Strassmann

I had to ask ten people just to find two willing to review a paper I serve as editor for. I wanted three people but decided to go with two. Everyone knows how hard it is these days to get … Continue reading →

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Reviewer declines assignment

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

Happy to receive, happy to give? Or doesn’t it work that way any more? Why is it so hard to find people willing to referee? I’m serving as editor for a few things right now and am getting very tired … Continue reading →

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A sting on bogus publishers! Watch out!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

Do you get invitations to publish nearly every day? Are most of the places inappropriate and unheard of? How do you sort it out? If you think this is not a big problem, just look at a news report on … Continue reading →

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How to review a grant proposal

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Joan E. Strassmann

There are only four things that you should consider when you review a proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation. You should weight them more or less equally. By that, I mean that weakness in any one of these elements … Continue reading →

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