Generally, it has a negative connotation since it is commonly associated with an investigation initiated by the occurrence of an adverse event. While many times this may be the case, proactive ...

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The following types of contribution to Nature Portfolio journals are peer-reviewed: Articles, Letters, Brief Communications, Matters Arising, Technical Reports, Analysis, Resources, Reviews, ...

Opinion pieces from C&EN staff addressing core issues in chemistry. For 300 years or so after the creation of the scientific journals, those journals would unsystematically decide what to publish on ...

Traditionally, scientific publishing happened behind the scenes, with only the final product of a new scientific article shared with the research community at the end of the process. The efforts of ...

A proposed change to the AICPA Peer Review Program would centralize the administration of peer reviews for firms operating under alternative practice structures, such as those with private equity ...

What is transparent peer review? All primary research papers published in Nature Communications that are submitted from November 1 st, 2022 will have a corresponding peer review file containing the ...