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Some paper reviewers feel the pressure to criticize something in order to appear competent. Sometimes they feel this pressure due to huge blank form fields for criticism in the reviewing system. As a consequence, they sometimes criticize wrongfully. Fully recovering from wrongful criticism during review is sometimes possible, but not always. This hurts the research community.
A while ago a saw advice in a video to have rather harmless and rather obvious mistakes (typos, inconsistent notation) on purpose in the manuscript when submitting for peer review, in order to avoid the aforementioned problems. I don't recall the details, nor who gave that talk.
Are you aware of such videos/articles, or can give examples of specific "diversionary tactics"?
Note that I'm only asking about specific example tactics. If you want to discuss (dis)advantages of choosing to use them at all, please open another question, and I'll be happy to link to it.
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Some paper reviewers feel the pressure to criticize something in order to appear competent. Sometimes they feel this pressure due to huge blank form fields for criticism in the reviewing system. As a consequence, they sometimes criticize wrongfully. Fully recovering from wrongful criticism during review is sometimes possible, but not always. This hurts the research community.
A while ago a saw advice in a video to have rather harmless and rather obvious mistakes (typos, inconsistent notation) on purpose in the manuscript when submitting for peer review, in order to avoid the aforementioned problems. I don't recall the details, nor who gave that talk.
Are you aware of such videos/articles, or can give examples of specific "diversionary tactics"?
Note that I'm only asking about specific example tactics. If you want to discuss (dis)advantages of choosing to use them at all, please open another question, and I'll be happy to link to it.
publications peer-review paper-submission psychology
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And what if this tactic makes a reviewer to somehow miss an actual serious mistake in your paper?
– Peaceful
4 hours ago
4
Why bother to insert something that is practically guaranteed to already be present? And what if this addition makes the reviewer decide that the number of harmless mistakes is so big that it is not worth their time to do anything but send it back for proofreading?
– Tobias Kildetoft
3 hours ago
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It’s a waste of the revieer’s time and effort.
– Solar Mike
3 hours ago
Is this really a question? This site is not really optimized for open-ended discussion.
– Daniel R. Collins
1 hour ago
1
A lot of careless errors indicate that there may be more serious problems waiting to come out. A well-written paper makes it easy/easier to read and to find problems or trust detailed arguments. A sloppy paper will earn extra distrust.
– Captain Emacs
1 hour ago
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Some paper reviewers feel the pressure to criticize something in order to appear competent. Sometimes they feel this pressure due to huge blank form fields for criticism in the reviewing system. As a consequence, they sometimes criticize wrongfully. Fully recovering from wrongful criticism during review is sometimes possible, but not always. This hurts the research community.
A while ago a saw advice in a video to have rather harmless and rather obvious mistakes (typos, inconsistent notation) on purpose in the manuscript when submitting for peer review, in order to avoid the aforementioned problems. I don't recall the details, nor who gave that talk.
Are you aware of such videos/articles, or can give examples of specific "diversionary tactics"?
Note that I'm only asking about specific example tactics. If you want to discuss (dis)advantages of choosing to use them at all, please open another question, and I'll be happy to link to it.
publications peer-review paper-submission psychology
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Some paper reviewers feel the pressure to criticize something in order to appear competent. Sometimes they feel this pressure due to huge blank form fields for criticism in the reviewing system. As a consequence, they sometimes criticize wrongfully. Fully recovering from wrongful criticism during review is sometimes possible, but not always. This hurts the research community.
A while ago a saw advice in a video to have rather harmless and rather obvious mistakes (typos, inconsistent notation) on purpose in the manuscript when submitting for peer review, in order to avoid the aforementioned problems. I don't recall the details, nor who gave that talk.
Are you aware of such videos/articles, or can give examples of specific "diversionary tactics"?
Note that I'm only asking about specific example tactics. If you want to discuss (dis)advantages of choosing to use them at all, please open another question, and I'll be happy to link to it.
publications peer-review paper-submission psychology
publications peer-review paper-submission psychology
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6
And what if this tactic makes a reviewer to somehow miss an actual serious mistake in your paper?
– Peaceful
4 hours ago
4
Why bother to insert something that is practically guaranteed to already be present? And what if this addition makes the reviewer decide that the number of harmless mistakes is so big that it is not worth their time to do anything but send it back for proofreading?
– Tobias Kildetoft
3 hours ago
4
It’s a waste of the revieer’s time and effort.
– Solar Mike
3 hours ago
Is this really a question? This site is not really optimized for open-ended discussion.
– Daniel R. Collins
1 hour ago
1
A lot of careless errors indicate that there may be more serious problems waiting to come out. A well-written paper makes it easy/easier to read and to find problems or trust detailed arguments. A sloppy paper will earn extra distrust.
– Captain Emacs
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
6
And what if this tactic makes a reviewer to somehow miss an actual serious mistake in your paper?
– Peaceful
4 hours ago
4
Why bother to insert something that is practically guaranteed to already be present? And what if this addition makes the reviewer decide that the number of harmless mistakes is so big that it is not worth their time to do anything but send it back for proofreading?
– Tobias Kildetoft
3 hours ago
4
It’s a waste of the revieer’s time and effort.
– Solar Mike
3 hours ago
Is this really a question? This site is not really optimized for open-ended discussion.
– Daniel R. Collins
1 hour ago
1
A lot of careless errors indicate that there may be more serious problems waiting to come out. A well-written paper makes it easy/easier to read and to find problems or trust detailed arguments. A sloppy paper will earn extra distrust.
– Captain Emacs
1 hour ago
6
6
And what if this tactic makes a reviewer to somehow miss an actual serious mistake in your paper?
– Peaceful
4 hours ago
And what if this tactic makes a reviewer to somehow miss an actual serious mistake in your paper?
– Peaceful
4 hours ago
4
4
Why bother to insert something that is practically guaranteed to already be present? And what if this addition makes the reviewer decide that the number of harmless mistakes is so big that it is not worth their time to do anything but send it back for proofreading?
– Tobias Kildetoft
3 hours ago
Why bother to insert something that is practically guaranteed to already be present? And what if this addition makes the reviewer decide that the number of harmless mistakes is so big that it is not worth their time to do anything but send it back for proofreading?
– Tobias Kildetoft
3 hours ago
4
4
It’s a waste of the revieer’s time and effort.
– Solar Mike
3 hours ago
It’s a waste of the revieer’s time and effort.
– Solar Mike
3 hours ago
Is this really a question? This site is not really optimized for open-ended discussion.
– Daniel R. Collins
1 hour ago
Is this really a question? This site is not really optimized for open-ended discussion.
– Daniel R. Collins
1 hour ago
1
1
A lot of careless errors indicate that there may be more serious problems waiting to come out. A well-written paper makes it easy/easier to read and to find problems or trust detailed arguments. A sloppy paper will earn extra distrust.
– Captain Emacs
1 hour ago
A lot of careless errors indicate that there may be more serious problems waiting to come out. A well-written paper makes it easy/easier to read and to find problems or trust detailed arguments. A sloppy paper will earn extra distrust.
– Captain Emacs
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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You're not the first one to come up with this idea.
In case it's not obvious, I recommend against doing this:
- Having stupid mistakes in your submission makes you look stupid.
- It wastes the reviewer's time.
- It wastes the editor's time.
- If all the mistakes get through the review process, it wastes the reader's time deciphering what you means, and also makes you look stupid again.
Just don't.
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
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Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
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1 Answer
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up vote
4
down vote
You're not the first one to come up with this idea.
In case it's not obvious, I recommend against doing this:
- Having stupid mistakes in your submission makes you look stupid.
- It wastes the reviewer's time.
- It wastes the editor's time.
- If all the mistakes get through the review process, it wastes the reader's time deciphering what you means, and also makes you look stupid again.
Just don't.
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
You're not the first one to come up with this idea.
In case it's not obvious, I recommend against doing this:
- Having stupid mistakes in your submission makes you look stupid.
- It wastes the reviewer's time.
- It wastes the editor's time.
- If all the mistakes get through the review process, it wastes the reader's time deciphering what you means, and also makes you look stupid again.
Just don't.
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
You're not the first one to come up with this idea.
In case it's not obvious, I recommend against doing this:
- Having stupid mistakes in your submission makes you look stupid.
- It wastes the reviewer's time.
- It wastes the editor's time.
- If all the mistakes get through the review process, it wastes the reader's time deciphering what you means, and also makes you look stupid again.
Just don't.
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
You're not the first one to come up with this idea.
In case it's not obvious, I recommend against doing this:
- Having stupid mistakes in your submission makes you look stupid.
- It wastes the reviewer's time.
- It wastes the editor's time.
- If all the mistakes get through the review process, it wastes the reader's time deciphering what you means, and also makes you look stupid again.
Just don't.
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
answered 1 hour ago
eykanal♦
41k1498202
41k1498202
Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
add a comment |Â
Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
Exactly. Why try to game a system in which people are trying to help you.
– Buffy
52 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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6
And what if this tactic makes a reviewer to somehow miss an actual serious mistake in your paper?
– Peaceful
4 hours ago
4
Why bother to insert something that is practically guaranteed to already be present? And what if this addition makes the reviewer decide that the number of harmless mistakes is so big that it is not worth their time to do anything but send it back for proofreading?
– Tobias Kildetoft
3 hours ago
4
It’s a waste of the revieer’s time and effort.
– Solar Mike
3 hours ago
Is this really a question? This site is not really optimized for open-ended discussion.
– Daniel R. Collins
1 hour ago
1
A lot of careless errors indicate that there may be more serious problems waiting to come out. A well-written paper makes it easy/easier to read and to find problems or trust detailed arguments. A sloppy paper will earn extra distrust.
– Captain Emacs
1 hour ago