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What are your personal rules for giving constructive reviews to papers you f...
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Reviewing a weak paper requires balancing honesty with professionalism. Harsh but unhelpful reviews help no one, while overly gentle ones waste the process. What tone and content do you aim for when reviewing a clearly weak manuscript?
Mateo, Maverick and 4 others5 Comments-
Identify the specific fundamental flaws rather than attacking the authors’ competence.
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Suggest concrete directions for improvement where possible.
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Keep your tone professional even when the paper has serious problems.
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Recommend rejection clearly but with actionable reasoning reviewers and editors value.
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Remember your role is to assess the manuscript, not to judge the authors.
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