This one is more metascience, but someone published a paper entitled Dear Reviewer 2: Go F’ Yourself.
But based on a statistical analysis of academic journal data, it turns out that the real asshole is Reviewer 3! What a plot twist!
Quote:The main motivation for this article is that the broader community has decided that Reviewer 2 is a monster. A Google search for “Reviewer 2” produces the interdisciplinary Facebook group “Reviewer 2 Must Be Stopped!” (which has over 9,000 members), a blog entry entitled “How Not to Be Reviewer #2,” and countless images combining almost every visual meme imaginable. In academia, it is fair to say that Reviewer 2 is the ultimate boogeyman. He is Pennywise the Clown, combined with el chupacabra, wrapped in the Blair Witch.
But based on a statistical analysis of academic journal data, it turns out that the real asshole is Reviewer 3! What a plot twist!
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