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Writing, case studies, and practice guides from publishers, funders, and editors-in-chief working with semantic AI in production peer review.
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A Reviewer-Rotation Playbook for Portfolio Publishers
Managing reviewer pools across multiple journals isn't just an operational task anymore. It's a strategic one.
Calibrating Retraction Strictness Without Losing Breadth
Retraction filters protect reviewer selection integrity — but the stricter the filter, the narrower the pool.
Quantifying Geographic Diversity in Reviewer Panels
Geographic diversity in peer review is often discussed as a principle. Rarely is it measured with precision.
Reviewer Fatigue Maps: Where Workload Concentrates in Oncology
Reviewer fatigue is measurable and increasingly concentrated among a small subset of experts.
Why Concept Extraction Outperforms Boolean Queries in STM
Boolean queries miss relevant experts who use different terminology — often exceeding 30% hidden loss of reviewer coverage.
What does a 1024-dimensional embedding represent?
A 1024-dimensional embedding is not a summary of a manuscript. It is a statistical representation of how that manuscript relates to all other text.