Professor mocks peer review: downgrading 'revolutionary' to 'significant' 'advanced science'
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-10-19
A professor tweeted about peer-review culture: after a reviewer accused them of overstating their contribution, their "fix" was simply replacing "revolutionary" with "significant" — "thus advancing science." The joke skewers adjective inflation and the absurd negotiation rituals of academic publishing, hitting a nerve with researchers.
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