Answer by gnasher729 for How to deal with repeated resubmissions of a bad...
Keep track of one key issue that needs to be handled before the paper can pass the reject / don't reject stage. When you get a new revision, you check if that one issue has been handled. If it is not...
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I don't think you should review it. Tell the editor that you have seen it 3 times before and each time you recommended reject and paper was. But don't spend your time on this thing once more. It's not...
View ArticleAnswer by zamazalotta for How to deal with repeated resubmissions of a bad...
You could do the following; review the paper and make the review available on-line on Publons. This would also allow for a discussion where also the author could share her/his point of view.
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Your question raises two issues, one of which is merely annoying, but the other concerns a possible breach of ethics. I think it's helpful to consider those two issues separately.Regarding the fact...
View ArticleAnswer by jakebeal for How to deal with repeated resubmissions of a bad paper...
This type of repeated submission of junk is something that I truly hate, but also don't know any good way of dealing with. The problem is that the same freedom that supports novel science also leaves...
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If it still doesn't cut it, reject, again. In your comments say that you saw the paper before, and have rejected it.Let the editor know in more detail what you think.That the paper has been lightly...
View ArticleHow to deal with repeated resubmissions of a bad paper (as a reviewer)?
(Context: theoretical computer science.)I just received a review request; I have previously reviewed three previous versions of the same submission (twice for conferences, once for a journal),...
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