Covid-19 Opportunism
Two studies suggest Covid-19 publishing was opportunistic, with journalists catching themselves first
During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, scholarly and scientific publishers were flooded with papers from suddenly sidelined academics with no travel, meetings, or teaching obligations for a period. On top of this, editorial offices in fields with very little to do with infectious or communicable diseases felt compelled to weigh in on various aspects, to appear relevant if nothing else.
Two recent articles — one peer-reviewed, another a preprint — shed some light on what happens when academic opportunism meets lower barriers to entry.
- Comparing the preprint to the peer-reviewed article also offers some insights as to why peer-review can be helpful to authors.
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