Scientific publications by women can take more time to review before being accepted, which can have implications for career ...

When a new submission is received, it is assigned to a primary editor, who reads the paper, consults with the other editors, and decides whether it should be sent for peer review based on the ...

A large-scale analysis of millions of biomedical and life science papers has reported longer review-to-acceptance times for ...

Study reveals women-authored research faces longer peer review times, highlighting gender disparities in academic publishing ...

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Even though it’s 2026 and easier than ever to assume gender bias is a relic of 1926, new research suggests that gender bias in scientific publications is ...

In higher education, peer review stands as the prime means for ensuring that scholarship is of the highest quality, and from it flows consequential assessments that shape careers, disciplines, and ...

Generally, it has a negative connotation since it is commonly associated with an investigation initiated by the occurrence of an adverse event. While many times this may be the case, proactive ...

JT Torres does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

As part of its overall strategy to strengthen audit quality, in 2014 the AICPA issued the discussion paper Enhancing Audit Quality: Plans and Perspectives for the U.S. CPA Profession, which provides a ...