Peer review has long been the backbone of scholarly publishing. But today, it is being asked to do more than it was ever designed to handle.
That reality sits at the heart of the newly announced theme for Peer Review Week 2026 (14–18 September):
“Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed and Qualit [...]
The global peer review system, long regarded as the backbone of scholarly publishing, is undergoing a period of significant transformation. Increasing manuscript submissions, limited reviewer availability, and growing concerns over research integrity have placed unprecedented pressure on editoria [...]
A leading medical journal has withdrawn the majority of articles from a special issue published in 2019 after identifying serious concerns related to the integrity of the editorial and review process, as well as unusual patterns linked to device usage.
According to an editorial, seven out of e [...]
A widely cited 2011 study examining how motivation affects intelligence test scores has been retracted after it was discovered that one of the studies [...]
A peer-reviewed energy journal published by Elsevier has withdrawn six articles from its 2022 issues after identifying irregularities related to autho [...]