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Theorists are good peer reviewers – but tend to prefer significance over rigour, study finds

21 Jul 2023
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Key metrics: A study find that peer reviewers can often judge the originality, rigour and significance of new work consistently — at least in theoretical physics (courtesy: Shutterstock/Nixx-Photography)
Theoretical physicists do a good job when peer reviewing scientific papers, but tend to be more impr

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