‘A waste of time for all of us’: caught in the crossfire of the peer-review wars0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 3, 2026

According to Bishop, most people involved in review mills are seeking to boost their citation numbers. These guide university decisions around hiring, promotions and tenure, and influence university rankings and funding decisions. The more that citation numbers are used as a metric of academic success, “the more people will try to game the citations”, she