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Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief

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By Miryam Naddaf Verified
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Paying reviewers led to faster first editorial decisions and higher-quality reviews in a trial at the journal Biology Open.Credit: Phimwilai Kitsuriya/Getty Science relies on peer review, but the process can drag. To fix this, in July 2024, the journal Biology Open trialled something unconventional: paying their reviewers. In the six-month experiment, reviewers who within four working days delivered a report that their handling editor considered good quality were paid £220 (US$290) per manuscript.
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Oo oo, ha ha: why humans and great apes giggle alike when tickled

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By Miryam Naddaf Verified
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Great apes and human children produce similar patterns of vocalization when laughing.Credit: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Tickling a chimpanzee, a gorilla and a human child causes similar rhythms of laughter, according to an analysis of primate behaviour. Laughter is a conserved vocalization in humans and their closest primate relatives. A study published in Communications Biology on 25 June1 found that their laughter followed consistent rhythmic patterns.
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At-home brain implant gives man with motor neuron disease his daily life back

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By Miryam Naddaf Verified
| Nature Verified
Casey Harrell using the brain-computer interface at his home. Credit: Regents of the University of California, Davis A brain implant is helping a man with paralysis to communicate with his family and friends and to use his personal computer at home.
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