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Are reviewer comments becoming too demanding for early‑career researchers?
Paper Discussion
Some researchers feel that reviewer expectations have become increasingly demanding over time. Heavy demands can overwhelm junior authors, especially on first submissions. What is your perspective on the current state of reviewer expectations?
Charles Martinez, Chao Guo and 18 others4 Comments-
Very demanding but fair reviews push papers to be stronger, which benefits everyone.
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Some reviewer requests go far beyond the scope and become unreasonable.
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Early‑career authors benefit from supportive mentoring about how to handle review pressure.
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Editors play a key role in filtering out unreasonable reviewer demands.
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