2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Screening, sorting, and the feedback cycles that imperil peer review
Carl T. Bergstrom, Kevin Gross
Scholarly journals rely on peer review to identify the science most worthy of publication. Yet finding willing and qualified reviewers to evaluate manuscripts has become an increas…
physics.soc-ph2025
How competition propels scientific risk-taking
Kevin Gross, Carl T. Bergstrom
In science as elsewhere, attention is a limited resource and scientists compete with one another to produce the most exciting, novel and impactful results. We develop a game-theore…