Eiko Fried ʕ•ᴥ•ʔDec 27, 2022

Received 270 review invites in 2022.

Let's assume I reject all, but do my due diligence.

1. carefully read email & abstract
2. consider request
3. reject x2
4. think & recommend 1 or 2 reviewers
5. write awkward "sorry" email to editor in case it's a friend

That's ~10min each, not counting interrupted workflow, ~45 hours.

Genuinely interested how others deal w this. I don't feel comfortable just deleting review requests, but it's totally gotten out of hand.

What are sustainable solutions?

Show threadGene Regulation
@eikofried You are in a good position to help diversifying the reviewer pool and providing valuable service to the community by suggesting alternative reviewers among qualified experts who are junior scientists or from less known places, especially from LMIC countries and other underrepresented groups of reviewers. This is an important service and good time investment
Dec 27, 2022 at 4:10pmWeb
Show threadJan R. BoehnkeDec 27, 2022

@generegulation @eikofried

I am genuinely happy if a reviewer clicks "decline". This translates efficiently into "our" side of the system.

If you have time, I would second @generegulation's suggestion regarding "help diversifying the reviewer pool"!

Might also depend on your connection to the journal, whether you support their approach to #PeerReview etc.

#NightshiftEditor