Metareviews Can Expose Paper Flaws Earlier

kwangmoo_yi · x · 2026-07-15

They added that a direct benefit of writing initial metareviews is: - Identifying **critical experimental flaws** earlier - These flaws, even if not reflected in the initial scores, can be grounds for **rejection** - If the assessment is wrong, authors still have the chance to counter it during the rebuttal phase This shows that metareviews serve as more than just "summaries of comments"—they proactively expose structural issues in the papers.

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