Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer reviewer crisis.
Carolina TropiniB Brett FinlayMark NichterMelissa K MelbyJessica L MetcalfMaria Gloria Dominguez BelloLiping ZhaoMargaret J McFall-NgaiNaama Geva-ZatorskyKatherine R AmatoEduardo A UndurragaHendrik N PoinarJack A GilbertPublished in: mBio (2023)
There is concern that the time taken to publish academic papers in microbiological science has significantly increased in recent years. While the data do not specifically support this, evidence suggests that editors are having to invite more and more reviewers to identify those willing to perform peer review.