Jun 2, 2026, 9:01 AM@wviechtb what do you say is the role of the journal here, who, after all, decided to ask you to review the paper?
- Jun 2, 2026, 9:01 AM
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Wolfgang Viechtbauerwviechtb@scholar.socialJun 2, 2026, 9:53 AM@egonw I can't really blame the journal/editor. The article looked good on first sight. Maybe they could try to use genAI checks though.
Michael Deweymdewey@fediscience.orgJun 2, 2026, 11:29 AM@wviechtb @egonw I think the only thing you can do is to report it to the editors and ask them to tell you the outcome. If they do not reply then never review for them again and tell them why next time. If their reply is unsatisfactory big publishers do have ethics/compliance departments to whom you could escalate it. They need your reviews more than you need to do reviews.
- Wolfgang Viechtbauerwviechtb@scholar.socialJun 2, 2026, 12:25 PM
@mdewey @egonw I did report this to the editor and they were really appreciative of the report. There are also apparently internal discussions going on about this type of behavior. I haven't heard about the decision from the journal but I sent a follow-up mail today, as I would like to know how they are handling this.