In February, I received two peer-review reports for a manuscript I’d submitted to a journal. One report contained 3 comments, the other 11. Apart from one point, all the feedback was different. It focused on expanding the discussion and some methodological details — there were no remarks about the study’s objectives, analyses or limitations. My … Read more
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Coloured functional magnetic resonance imaging of a healthy brain at rest.Credit: Mark & Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute/Science Photo Library A new technique for measuring brain activity in anaesthetized animals, known as direct imaging of … Read more
A study suggests that researchers are using chatbots to assist with peer review.Credit: Rmedia7/Shutterstock A study that identified buzzword adjectives that could be hallmarks of AI-written text in peer-review reports suggests that researchers are turning to ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools to evaluate others’ work. The authors of the study1, posted on the … Read more