What Suzana Herculano-Houzel thinks about peer review

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Brazilian neuroscientist at Vanderbilt University; developed a method for counting the neurons in human and animal brains; author of The Human Advantage and other popular books on the brain.

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1. 25 Apr 2024

   Our readingPeer review is bad, but it beats the alternative of publishing research without it.

   Their wordsPeer review sucks—but it beats the alternative of not having our research go through Peer review as part of the publishing process.

   ↗Peer review sucks, but it beats the alternative. So let's make it bettersuzanaherculanohouzel.com 1st of 2 in this piece

3. 25 Apr 2024

   Our readingAuthors should treat peer review as a test run before a select, hand-picked audience.

   Their wordsAuthors should think of the Peer review process as a test run with a carefully hand-picked, select public who is given the privilege of sitting there and reading the first version or watching the first screening of their work.

   ↗Peer review sucks, but it beats the alternative. So let's make it bettersuzanaherculanohouzel.com 2nd of 2 in this piece