Researchers draft reviewer statement demanding venues verify author involvement

JessicaHullman · x · 2026-09-11

Visualization researcher Jessica Hullman and a co-author drafted a statement reviewers can use to signal to venues that they want more assurance of author involvement before donating scarce expert judgment. She acknowledges such refusals add noise and aren't a long-term solution, but argues reviewers naturally seek other cues when venues are lax on vetting, and many venues need a push toward better mechanisms.

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