News Roundup: Simultaneous Submissions, Transparent Peer Reviews, and Coauthorship with Top Scientists
Catch up on the latest in scholarly publishing — from a bold proposal for multi-journal submissions to Nature’s new push for transparent peer review. Plus, a research spotlight on how early collaboration with top scientists can shape academic careers.
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Research Evaluation, July 2025
Stewart Manley has proposed a novel journal submission system that would allow researchers to submit manuscripts to multiple journals simultaneously. Journals could indicate interest, but only one would proceed to peer review—chosen by the author. The system is designed to reduce delays in journal selection and eliminate redundant peer review.
Read the article on Research Evaluation.
Nature, June 2025
Starting June 16, 2025, all new manuscript submissions that are accepted as research articles in Nature will automatically feature links to the reviewers’ reports and authors’ responses. This initiative aims to demystify what many consider the ‘black box’ of science by revealing the process behind the creation of research papers. By doing so, it is hoped to enhance transparency and foster greater trust in the scientific process.
Read the announcement here.
Nature Communications, November 2019
Weihua Li, Tomaso Aste, Fabio Caccioli, and Giacomo Livan have shown that junior researchers who collaborate with leading scientists early in their careers maintain a lasting competitive edge over peers with similar beginnings but without such high-profile coauthors. Early collaboration with top scientists increases the likelihood of continuing to coauthor with highly cited researchers and, eventually, of becoming a leading scientist themselves.
Read the article on Nature Communications.
