Next, the editorial office checks the status of your paper and finds out that only two reviewers have accepted the invitation although the journal policy requires three. They contact someone who owes them a favour or a member of their editorial board. This person will take only a quick glance at the paper and write a positive, but generic review. This is #Reviewer3.

So – what do you think of my theory?? (4/4)

@academicchatter @Drdonnayates @MattBerkley @trendoid

#mystery 😂
Review She Wrote

After four rounds of peer review, #Reviewer3 is found dead at his keyboard. The Editor is missing. The suspects are the article authors, but the journal’s system won’t reveal the their names without the editor’s login.

Can Emeritus Professor JG Fletcher use #Clues in the manuscript to figure out who is responsible before they come after her?

@academicchatter