tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post4837067503494483933..comments2023-11-05T03:23:39.028-08:00Comments on Angry Physics: Refereeing...Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464835370517136806noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-28693152186082974412012-05-22T19:46:00.120-07:002012-05-22T19:46:00.120-07:00Well, you could simply decline to review (you can ...Well, you could simply decline to review (you can always just say you're too busy). What might be better is a carefully crafted review that lauds the work of the authors in general but mentions specific, well-considered criticisms in the context of making the paper. <br /><br />As for being up to the "PRL standard" so little is. If you just hedge a bit without explicitly saying it's not up to snuff, the editors will understand and the authors won't be offended. <br /><br />Of course there are always those who will petition the editors but then they send the paper to someone else (usually more senior) to break ties, or ultimately to an editor.Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464835370517136806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-9415960593309980902012-05-12T02:34:59.352-07:002012-05-12T02:34:59.352-07:00I have to review a paper by my competitors. Amongs...I have to review a paper by my competitors. Amongst their rank is a powerful professor. They've sent their paper to PRL. The paper is OK but it's really not PRL standard. (Four pages of dense approximations and calculations in horrible non-relativistic notation, with not much payoff.) What do I do?<br /><br />The issue here is, the editor is chums with the authors. If I reject the paper, the editor will presumably have a quiet word with the authors and my career will suffer.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06066098257445121279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-11596697159618721652012-04-22T15:02:38.944-07:002012-04-22T15:02:38.944-07:00Anonymous: Yes, I'm aware but I have nearly no...Anonymous: Yes, I'm aware but I have nearly nothing to do with that publisher anyway.<br /><br />In any case, I waited a while to cool off, toned down my self-righteous tone, and wrote a note to the editors with my complaints (the ones about what the authors are doing, instead of what they wrote).Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464835370517136806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-86359532094695198632012-04-13T02:33:16.320-07:002012-04-13T02:33:16.320-07:00i love this blog i have a imilar one at http://ast...i love this blog i have a imilar one at http://astarphysics.blogspot.com please visit itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858239409097269667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-2850260006549117522012-04-06T05:02:03.729-07:002012-04-06T05:02:03.729-07:00I think that you should keep the integrity and say...I think that you should keep the integrity and say that the paper stinks. Simply.<br /><br />By the way, are you aware of the boycott to Elsevier journals? [http://thecostofknowledge.com/]<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com