Math journal peer review criticized: slow, unqualified, nepotistic; some disagree

roydanroy · x · 2026-08-01

A tweet criticizes the pure math journal system: reviewers take aeons to respond, barely check papers, are often insufficiently knowledgeable, reject based on illegitimate reasons, rubber-stamp friends' papers, have inconsistent standards, and are unpaid. Another user replies that their experience is quite the opposite except for the first part.

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