Pointing to problems without suggesting solutions Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern) Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?Handling unsolicited proofs of famous mathematical problemsSuggesting an alternative to referee/reviewer recommendationHow should I handle poor English in reviewing an article that claims to be proofread by two native English speakers?How to React to Incorrect Claims by Reviewers?How to deal with poorly written and formatted papers (as a reviewer)?Published papers with incorrect solutions of famous problems: how to raise concerns with editors?Suggesting connection to one's own paper in a referee reportSuggesting reviewers for a very sectorial double-blind submissionArticle submitted and clearly referee cannot understand basic premise-What to do?Suggesting Reviewers: How to find institutional affiliations
My mentor says to set image to Fine instead of RAW — how is this different from JPG?
Is Normal(mean, variance) mod x still a normal distribution?
Can two people see the same photon?
Fit odd number of triplets in a measure?
3D Masyu - A Die
What does the writing on Poe's helmet say?
Table formatting with tabularx?
Is there a spell that can create a permanent fire?
The bible of geometry: Is there a modern treatment of geometries from the most primitive to the most advanced?
Flight departed from the gate 5 min before scheduled departure time. Refund options
How do you write "wild blueberries flavored"?
Inscribed circle in right-angled triangle
Random body shuffle every night—can we still function?
Is there any significance to the prison numbers of the Beagle Boys starting with 176-?
Why are two-digit numbers in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) written in "German style"?
Why do C and C++ allow the expression (int) + 4?
How does the body cool itself in a stillsuit?
Is it Possible to Dye Cloth/Leather with Blood?
How can I prevent/balance waiting and turtling as a response to cooldown mechanics
Understanding piped command in Gnu/Linux
How to make triangles with rounded sides and corners? (squircle with 3 sides)
systemd and copy (/bin/cp): no such file or directory
NIntegrate on a solution of a matrix ODE
In musical terms, what properties are varied by the human voice to produce different words / syllables?
Pointing to problems without suggesting solutions
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?Handling unsolicited proofs of famous mathematical problemsSuggesting an alternative to referee/reviewer recommendationHow should I handle poor English in reviewing an article that claims to be proofread by two native English speakers?How to React to Incorrect Claims by Reviewers?How to deal with poorly written and formatted papers (as a reviewer)?Published papers with incorrect solutions of famous problems: how to raise concerns with editors?Suggesting connection to one's own paper in a referee reportSuggesting reviewers for a very sectorial double-blind submissionArticle submitted and clearly referee cannot understand basic premise-What to do?Suggesting Reviewers: How to find institutional affiliations
As a peer reviewer, I sometimes feel there are issues in the manuscript but I'm not sure how they should be corrected/addressed, partly due to my inadequate expertise in those exact issues.
I also sometimes find some words/terms are incorrectly used, but as a non-native speaker I can't easily suggest alternatives.
Should I just point to such issues anyway, or ignore them since I couldn't suggest solutions?
peer-review
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
add a comment |
As a peer reviewer, I sometimes feel there are issues in the manuscript but I'm not sure how they should be corrected/addressed, partly due to my inadequate expertise in those exact issues.
I also sometimes find some words/terms are incorrectly used, but as a non-native speaker I can't easily suggest alternatives.
Should I just point to such issues anyway, or ignore them since I couldn't suggest solutions?
peer-review
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
1
If it ends us as a major revision that comes back to you with changes addressing your issues in some way, how would you decide if they have done so sufficiently?
– A Simple Algorithm
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm perhaps that is why some papers have more than one review cycle...
– Solar Mike
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm It is much easier to check that a proposed solution is correct, than to come up with it in the first place.
– Federico Poloni
1 hour ago
@FedericoPoloni that isn't universally true. For example, the proposed solution may be wrong (hence there are very many extremely easy options) whereas the problem of determining if it is correct may be ill-posed or intractable. But my question wasn't necessarily rhetorical. In the kinds of problems you are thinking of, that knowledge of how to determine if a solution is correct can be used to provide guidance or requirements for the authors then when asking for revisions, rather than simply pointing out a shortcoming.
– A Simple Algorithm
14 mins ago
add a comment |
As a peer reviewer, I sometimes feel there are issues in the manuscript but I'm not sure how they should be corrected/addressed, partly due to my inadequate expertise in those exact issues.
I also sometimes find some words/terms are incorrectly used, but as a non-native speaker I can't easily suggest alternatives.
Should I just point to such issues anyway, or ignore them since I couldn't suggest solutions?
peer-review
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
As a peer reviewer, I sometimes feel there are issues in the manuscript but I'm not sure how they should be corrected/addressed, partly due to my inadequate expertise in those exact issues.
I also sometimes find some words/terms are incorrectly used, but as a non-native speaker I can't easily suggest alternatives.
Should I just point to such issues anyway, or ignore them since I couldn't suggest solutions?
peer-review
peer-review
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
asked 2 hours ago
OrionOrion
2,55712542
2,55712542
1
If it ends us as a major revision that comes back to you with changes addressing your issues in some way, how would you decide if they have done so sufficiently?
– A Simple Algorithm
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm perhaps that is why some papers have more than one review cycle...
– Solar Mike
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm It is much easier to check that a proposed solution is correct, than to come up with it in the first place.
– Federico Poloni
1 hour ago
@FedericoPoloni that isn't universally true. For example, the proposed solution may be wrong (hence there are very many extremely easy options) whereas the problem of determining if it is correct may be ill-posed or intractable. But my question wasn't necessarily rhetorical. In the kinds of problems you are thinking of, that knowledge of how to determine if a solution is correct can be used to provide guidance or requirements for the authors then when asking for revisions, rather than simply pointing out a shortcoming.
– A Simple Algorithm
14 mins ago
add a comment |
1
If it ends us as a major revision that comes back to you with changes addressing your issues in some way, how would you decide if they have done so sufficiently?
– A Simple Algorithm
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm perhaps that is why some papers have more than one review cycle...
– Solar Mike
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm It is much easier to check that a proposed solution is correct, than to come up with it in the first place.
– Federico Poloni
1 hour ago
@FedericoPoloni that isn't universally true. For example, the proposed solution may be wrong (hence there are very many extremely easy options) whereas the problem of determining if it is correct may be ill-posed or intractable. But my question wasn't necessarily rhetorical. In the kinds of problems you are thinking of, that knowledge of how to determine if a solution is correct can be used to provide guidance or requirements for the authors then when asking for revisions, rather than simply pointing out a shortcoming.
– A Simple Algorithm
14 mins ago
1
1
If it ends us as a major revision that comes back to you with changes addressing your issues in some way, how would you decide if they have done so sufficiently?
– A Simple Algorithm
2 hours ago
If it ends us as a major revision that comes back to you with changes addressing your issues in some way, how would you decide if they have done so sufficiently?
– A Simple Algorithm
2 hours ago
1
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm perhaps that is why some papers have more than one review cycle...
– Solar Mike
2 hours ago
@ASimpleAlgorithm perhaps that is why some papers have more than one review cycle...
– Solar Mike
2 hours ago
1
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm It is much easier to check that a proposed solution is correct, than to come up with it in the first place.
– Federico Poloni
1 hour ago
@ASimpleAlgorithm It is much easier to check that a proposed solution is correct, than to come up with it in the first place.
– Federico Poloni
1 hour ago
@FedericoPoloni that isn't universally true. For example, the proposed solution may be wrong (hence there are very many extremely easy options) whereas the problem of determining if it is correct may be ill-posed or intractable. But my question wasn't necessarily rhetorical. In the kinds of problems you are thinking of, that knowledge of how to determine if a solution is correct can be used to provide guidance or requirements for the authors then when asking for revisions, rather than simply pointing out a shortcoming.
– A Simple Algorithm
14 mins ago
@FedericoPoloni that isn't universally true. For example, the proposed solution may be wrong (hence there are very many extremely easy options) whereas the problem of determining if it is correct may be ill-posed or intractable. But my question wasn't necessarily rhetorical. In the kinds of problems you are thinking of, that knowledge of how to determine if a solution is correct can be used to provide guidance or requirements for the authors then when asking for revisions, rather than simply pointing out a shortcoming.
– A Simple Algorithm
14 mins ago
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
Does "peer review" mean you have to re-write the material, or just point out where the flaws may be and the author is meant to sort them?
I suggest it is the latter, so point them out and expect the author to edit / correct or justify what they meant.
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "415"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2facademia.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f128469%2fpointing-to-problems-without-suggesting-solutions%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Does "peer review" mean you have to re-write the material, or just point out where the flaws may be and the author is meant to sort them?
I suggest it is the latter, so point them out and expect the author to edit / correct or justify what they meant.
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
add a comment |
Does "peer review" mean you have to re-write the material, or just point out where the flaws may be and the author is meant to sort them?
I suggest it is the latter, so point them out and expect the author to edit / correct or justify what they meant.
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
add a comment |
Does "peer review" mean you have to re-write the material, or just point out where the flaws may be and the author is meant to sort them?
I suggest it is the latter, so point them out and expect the author to edit / correct or justify what they meant.
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
Does "peer review" mean you have to re-write the material, or just point out where the flaws may be and the author is meant to sort them?
I suggest it is the latter, so point them out and expect the author to edit / correct or justify what they meant.
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
edited 46 mins ago
Buzz
15.5k94979
15.5k94979
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
answered 2 hours ago
Solar MikeSolar Mike
15.7k62755
15.7k62755
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Academia Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2facademia.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f128469%2fpointing-to-problems-without-suggesting-solutions%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
If it ends us as a major revision that comes back to you with changes addressing your issues in some way, how would you decide if they have done so sufficiently?
– A Simple Algorithm
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm perhaps that is why some papers have more than one review cycle...
– Solar Mike
2 hours ago
1
@ASimpleAlgorithm It is much easier to check that a proposed solution is correct, than to come up with it in the first place.
– Federico Poloni
1 hour ago
@FedericoPoloni that isn't universally true. For example, the proposed solution may be wrong (hence there are very many extremely easy options) whereas the problem of determining if it is correct may be ill-posed or intractable. But my question wasn't necessarily rhetorical. In the kinds of problems you are thinking of, that knowledge of how to determine if a solution is correct can be used to provide guidance or requirements for the authors then when asking for revisions, rather than simply pointing out a shortcoming.
– A Simple Algorithm
14 mins ago