tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post8515093699493922012..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Take OutFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-74763764638513615912014-04-30T04:02:06.028-05:002014-04-30T04:02:06.028-05:00Dear editor,
I'm afraid the title and abstract...Dear editor,<br />I'm afraid the title and abstract is not enough to decide whether I can review this paper or not. Could you send me the complete paper to go through before I make my decision?<br /><br />Reply from the editorial office:<br />It is our general policy to send full manuscripts only to persons who have agreed to review.<br /><br />Reply from potential reviewer:<br />Sorry, I can't agree to review without having read the paper first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-61911615967690571002011-08-19T17:00:27.218-05:002011-08-19T17:00:27.218-05:00You have to give a reason? I just say I am "u...You have to give a reason? I just say I am "unable" and that's that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-2897159663729507782011-08-18T23:50:26.943-05:002011-08-18T23:50:26.943-05:00My water broke 10 minutes ago.My water broke 10 minutes ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-74433434516862929442011-08-15T02:23:24.346-05:002011-08-15T02:23:24.346-05:00A colleague of mine used the real excuse just two ...<i>A colleague of mine used the real excuse just two weeks ago: "Unfortunately I must decline this request to review, because as the third author on the manuscript, I believe it would be a conflict of interest..."</i><br /><br />My first big paper during my PhD studies showed up again a few weeks after submission — in my Advisor's mailbox, with a request for him to review it.<br /><br />He declined, stating conflict of interest, seeing as the author was his own student.michiexilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008302080954798496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-35170688233977139642011-08-14T07:35:09.055-05:002011-08-14T07:35:09.055-05:00I'm afraid I have to decline reading this manu...I'm afraid I have to decline reading this manuscript. I'm currently still reading Orwell's 1984, and I am incapable of reading two works of fiction at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-82200474629314546522011-08-13T09:48:29.129-05:002011-08-13T09:48:29.129-05:00I am a follower of Harold Camping and will be rapt...I am a follower of Harold Camping and will be raptured on May 21st, so I will not be able to complete the review, thank you for the offer.Epiphronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14417303734211556168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-43808167982403231782011-08-12T14:59:25.094-05:002011-08-12T14:59:25.094-05:00I told an editor once that I couldn't do the r...I told an editor once that I couldn't do the review in the requested time frame. Instead, I asked if I could have an extra few days due to other obligations (which happened to be getting a grant submitted). The editor didn't go for that. oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-44043305167959960012011-08-12T12:04:26.523-05:002011-08-12T12:04:26.523-05:00Once upon a time, I really did decline by saying, ...Once upon a time, I really did decline by saying, "I am sorry, but this paper is boring." <br /><br />Whenever I decline, I do suggest the names of other possible reviewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-5685450385860985062011-08-12T09:11:42.435-05:002011-08-12T09:11:42.435-05:00true story: As I am going away for a year, I want...true story: As I am going away for a year, I wanted to get one last paper out. My research group submitted a paper at the end of may, we received detailed reviewers comments in 3-4 weeks, spent 6 weeks doing massive experiments and rewrote the whole thing, got it out the door in late july, and it just appeared online. <br /><br />logical conclusion: Therefore, I did not have time to review any manuscripts. Did you send me any? Are they in my inbox backlog? Oh no.....ajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-66603915087792831932011-08-12T00:02:26.318-05:002011-08-12T00:02:26.318-05:00I cannot review this paper because the author rece...I cannot review this paper because the author recently was the third reviewer on one of my papers, making me feel like his prose are more appropriate for the dartboard. Feel free to contact me if you have papers that aren't written by obnoxious jerks.Cherishhttp://cherishthescientist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-63261531799103768662011-08-11T23:35:00.855-05:002011-08-11T23:35:00.855-05:00Thanks for the help! I have 3 pending requests to...Thanks for the help! I have 3 pending requests to referee papers, and I don't want to do all of them. Truthfully, since I'm in the process of changing fields, I don't want to do any of them, but I feel obligated to do at least one.<br /><br /><br />Here are some real reasons I have used, though I don't remember exactly how I phrased them:<br /><br />The last time I was a referee for your journal, you sent me a 70-page manuscript (that happened to be complete crap). I will not referee for your journal again unless the request clearly states the size of the paper. You may not have page limits, but I do.<br /><br /><br />I will not referee for PNAS until they eliminate the old-boy network for accepting papers with sham refereeing. I will not assist in the pretense the PNAS is a referreed journal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-65856073884527463322011-08-11T16:00:30.729-05:002011-08-11T16:00:30.729-05:00I actually had a very successful and prolific acad...I actually had a very successful and prolific academic scientist at an R1 very prestigious university (and a member of the NAS as well) tell me that they couldn't review because they have a learning disability. I am not kidding.inBetweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212548401525577878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-64691755759866604442011-08-11T12:50:56.678-05:002011-08-11T12:50:56.678-05:00I cannot review this paper because you are a wishy...I cannot review this paper because you are a wishy-washy editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-85781209970940398442011-08-11T08:09:25.703-05:002011-08-11T08:09:25.703-05:00If my lab's annual excursion had gone differen...If my lab's annual excursion had gone differently, my PI could have used this excuse:<br /><br />I went paintballing with the lab, and my graduate students took out all their pent up aggression on me. As a result, I am in the hospital with broken bones and thus will not be able to review this manuscript.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-11157696776694215532011-08-10T23:56:49.397-05:002011-08-10T23:56:49.397-05:00I've never said no. Seriously. I haven't. ...I've never said no. Seriously. I haven't. The closest I've come is to say I couldn't get it done within the timeframe the editor wants it, but they've always said that's ok in response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-74669524151765615042011-08-10T22:18:59.118-05:002011-08-10T22:18:59.118-05:00My dicke hurts because it is so fucken hotte out, ...My dicke hurts because it is so fucken hotte out, and I therefore cannot review this manuscript.Comrade PhysioProfhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-74680242885853266892011-08-10T20:59:05.967-05:002011-08-10T20:59:05.967-05:00I must decline this invitation to review as I am v...I must decline this invitation to review as I am very far behind schedule. In my nap schedule. Many Regrets.TheHyperbolicRxnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657532408474632396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-80798964152882949752011-08-10T20:55:19.410-05:002011-08-10T20:55:19.410-05:00I am sorry to not be able to review this paper. I...I am sorry to not be able to review this paper. I am potty training my daughter, which involves numerous trips to and from the bathroom, interspersed with extra loads of laundry and floor scrubbing and carpet cleaning. If she is anything like her older sister, this process will go on for 5-6 weeks and therefore I will not be able to fit in time to review the manuscript.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-13497828113660604572011-08-10T20:27:46.540-05:002011-08-10T20:27:46.540-05:00I cannot review this manuscript because my husband...I cannot review this manuscript because my husband made me make him take me on vacation.Old Biddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982631719343776864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-32705188594033419912011-08-10T17:05:30.062-05:002011-08-10T17:05:30.062-05:00FSP,
A question about picking reviewers: Do you ...FSP,<br /><br />A question about picking reviewers: Do you generally send papers to the people that the authors recommended? Do you over-ride recommendations to go with people whose work you know? If the paper is a bit remote from your expertise (certainly some of my papers have been sent to editors who weren't working on what I do) do you browse reviewer databases for keywords?<br /><br />Also, does your journal have "Rate your reviewers" options for editors? Will the database say that somebody submits reviews on time, or that the person writes insightful reviews, or whatever?Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-12435059210244965272011-08-10T16:27:25.043-05:002011-08-10T16:27:25.043-05:00Sadly, this one is true until the last sentence, a...Sadly, this one is true until the last sentence, and that is simply the logical conclusion of the rest<br /><br />Our Office of Research Services has ruled that because I decided not to take any summer salary from my grant this summer to save money in tight NIH times, I CANNOT claim to be devoting any effort to either of my NIH funded projects. This manuscript is in one of those fields, and thus I am forbidden from reviewing it.<br /><br />Mark PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-12251060495157783682011-08-10T16:19:27.521-05:002011-08-10T16:19:27.521-05:00A real excuse that was used:
I cannot review this ...A real excuse that was used:<br />I cannot review this paper. You might want to check who the authors of the paper before sending it to one of them for review. Or you can just accept the paper since I wrote it and I think it's fabulous!<br /><br />An excuse I want to use:<br />I have reviewed papers for your journal previously, and even though I have each time recommended Reject, you accepted them each time. So why don't you save us both the trouble and Accept the damn thing this time. You don't need my review anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-40560079523409375152011-08-10T14:56:13.191-05:002011-08-10T14:56:13.191-05:00Too bad that humor/irony/sarcasm is easily lost in...Too bad that humor/irony/sarcasm is easily lost in writing. The 'my wife made me take her on vacation' could easily be read as "I was finally made to realize that I need to take a much deserved break and focus on my personal life". I read it as a joke. Not as a male chauvinist comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-33246922261561331382011-08-10T14:42:11.704-05:002011-08-10T14:42:11.704-05:00This excuse has been true for a manuscript I'v...This excuse has been true for a manuscript I've kept receiving lately. I've not had the nerve to actually use it, but it is true:<br />"I am sorry, but I have reviewed and rejected this paper at 2 other journals, most recently rejecting it from Journal X last week. In the intervening one week, the authors could not possibily have had time to make the major revisions and conduct the additional experiments needed to support their conclusions and I cannot possibily come up with new ways of saying the same things regarding this flawed manuscript over and over again."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-23810888798159600592011-08-10T13:54:34.745-05:002011-08-10T13:54:34.745-05:00I'm sorry that I cannot review this paper. I ...I'm sorry that I cannot review this paper. I threw myself off a cliff and broke several bones.<br /><br />(true story)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com