The situation with finding reviews now is so bad, some journal management systems have the option to queue potential reviewers, so invitations are sent automatically once someone declines.
(It is normal to send out at least 10 requests to get enough reviews, per around)

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Mood: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a bot training an LLM on your BSc/MSc/PhD-thesis – forever”.

Attributed to Claude Orwell.

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Repeat after me: An invited review talk at a scientific conference isn't just a long version of your contributed talk... An invited review talk at a scientific conference isn't just a long version of your contributed talk... An invited review talk at a scientific conference...

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When people mention "Springer", they can refer to two very different publishers: Springer Nature or Axel Springer SE. Don't confuse them! One does not care about ethical standards, is involved in shady campaigns to exert influence, and employs questionable business practices. The other, of course, publishes the "Bild" tabloid.

(WIth apologies to John Rogers.)

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I mean... the statistics don't look amazing, and the sample is biased toward people with a University degree, but it is encouraging to see that expertise and certification still impact how credible information is perceived.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-55148-x

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I wrote a footnote but am tempted to draw it out into a larger discussion except that chapter is done with a good arc so maybe that's an article for down the road after the book is done but don't those kinds of moments just bring you such joy???!!!

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