Peer review is a checks-and-balances system within scholarly communications. Peer reviewers for publications are ideally experts in their fields and will read submitted manuscripts and offer feedback to the authors. They may check that citations are accurate, the methods used in the study are sound, and that the authors are communicating their findings in a way that the intended audience will understand and be able to build upon. They also may suggest that the manuscripts be accepted, accepted with revisions, or rejected. Many conference proceedings are also peer reviewed.
Challenges in the general peer review system including the following:
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Generative AI and its usage in peer review has become a contested topic in scholarly communications. Should AI be used in any part of peer review-initial vetting, editing reviews, etc.- or should the entire process only include human reviewers? Can an LLM be a peer reviewer when it is not a "peer" in the traditional sense? Before submitting your article to a journal, check their peer review policies and editorial policies to see what you should expect.
