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Comment by klustregrif | original | For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
[−]klustregrif · 2026-07-01 Wed 22:19 UTC · link
> I've had papers sit in peer review for two years, get rejected

And for people who aren't in academia, lets just say the unspoken part: While one or more of the reviewers are actively trying to replicate the work so they can beat you to submission after rejecting you.

[−]riffraff · 2026-07-02 Thu 05:52 UTC · link
With the rise of pre-print archives is this still a problem?
[−]japanuspus · 2026-07-02 Thu 06:55 UTC · link
Yes - for the high profile journals (Science, Nature): Once it's public, you can forget everything about getting it accepted there.