Leslie H. Nicoll emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistent editorial standards irrespective of an author's reputation. She shares experiences illustrating how bias towards well-known authors can compromise the peer review process, highlighting that evaluations should focus on a manuscript’s quality rather than the author's status to ensure integrity in academic publishing.
Author: Leslie H. Nicoll
DOI: https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.014 . . .
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