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t*s2015-11-04 08:11

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最近review了一篇文章，是篇综述文，而且是专业顶级的杂志。以后还想继续在这个杂
志做些review，所以请教一下怎么写comments好一些
这篇paper写的很烂，感觉作者根本没有proof reading就投出来碰运气了。句首句中大
小写经常乱来，语法错误也有，图片可以看出来都是从ref里面copy的，分辨率极低。
reference也没有经过筛选和分析，基本上是看着title能引的就引了。
文章结构基本上就是这个领域的paper大串联，没什么自己的分析。而且还有几个
figure居然正文里都没有提到！
现在搞的我反而不大会写comments了，一般的paper都还可以针对他们的work提出一些
问题和改进的意见，这片paper基本上就是reference大串联，没什么建设性的总结归纳
。这种是不是直接reject啊？还是说major revision？
哪位能帮我写几句comments，没怎么写过差的comments，只写语法之类的好像显得我不
够professional，多谢了

v*m2015-11-04 08:11

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经济学家杂志在2010年刊发的文章。
我们都是被社会设计好的耗材。
The disposable academicWhy doing a PhD is often a waste of time
Dec 16th 2010
http://www.economist.com/node/17723223
business leaders complain about shortages of high-level skills, suggesting
PhDs are not teaching the right things. The fiercest critics compare
research doctorates to Ponzi or pyramid schemes.
These armies of low-paid PhD researchers and postdocs boost universities',
and therefore countries', research capacity。
Even graduates who find work outside universities may not fare all that well
. PhD courses are so specialised that university careers offices struggle to
assist graduates looking for jobs, and supervisors tend to have little
interest in students who are leaving academia.
The organisations that pay for research have realised that many PhDs find it
tough to transfer their skills into the job market. Writing lab reports,
giving academic presentations and conducting six-month literature reviews
can be surprisingly unhelpful in a world where technical knowledge has to be
assimilated quickly and presented simply to a wide audience.
Many of those who embark on a PhD are the smartest in their class and will
have been the best at everything they have done. They will have amassed
awards and prizes. As this year's new crop of graduate students bounce into
their research, few will be willing to accept that the system they are
entering could be designed for the benefit of others, that even hard work
and brilliance may well not be enough to succeed, and that they would be
better off doing something else. They might use their research skills to
look harder at the lot of the disposable academic. Someone should write a
thesis about that.

J*L2015-11-04 08:11

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作者是大牛吗？？
该怎么写就怎么写啊，没听说据稿以后就不要你审了啊

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: 最近review了一篇文章，是篇综述文，而且是专业顶级的杂志。以后还想继续在这个杂
: 志做些review，所以请教一下怎么写comments好一些
: 这篇paper写的很烂，感觉作者根本没有proof reading就投出来碰运气了。句首句中大
: 小写经常乱来，语法错误也有，图片可以看出来都是从ref里面copy的，分辨率极低。
: reference也没有经过筛选和分析，基本上是看着title能引的就引了。
: 文章结构基本上就是这个领域的paper大串联，没什么自己的分析。而且还有几个
: figure居然正文里都没有提到！
: 现在搞的我反而不大会写comments了，一般的paper都还可以针对他们的work提出一些
: 问题和改进的意见，这片paper基本上就是reference大串联，没什么建设性的总结归纳
: 。这种是不是直接reject啊？还是说major revision？

b*j2015-11-04 08:11

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lack of scientific significance;
presentation of this manuscript is far from fair;
is premature for publication in the journal

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T*y2015-11-04 08:11

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There are often comments to the authors and to the editors.
In the comments to the authors, just state the plain truth that the figures
are missing, about the grammar mistakes, etc.
In the comments to the editors, say that you suspect copy-paste, and let the
editors check it further.
As to decision, just choose reject.

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