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> How is reviewing a research paper a community service? I don't mean that sarcastically but realistically medical journals specifically like in this article ar
by privong 10y ago
> How is reviewing a research paper a community service? I don't mean that sarcastically but realistically medical journals specifically like in this article are commonly not free, thus I'm hard pressed to understand how this is a community service.
I can't speak to medicine, but in astronomy peer review is done for free. The reviewers receive no benefits or compensation from the journal for their time/effort. I believe it is similar across most scientific disciplines.
- santaclaus 10y ago> The reviewers receive no benefits or compensation from the journal for their time/effort. Some of the ACM venues give five dollar coffee mugs to reviewers if they go to the actual conference. I wonder how much of a discount that works out to per hour of review time. :)
- privong 10y ago> Some of the ACM venues give five dollar coffee mugs to reviewers if they go to the actual conference. I wonder how much of a discount that works out to per hour of review time. :) It would vary a lot on the size/complexity of the paper, but I typically spend 1–3 days reviewing a paper.