Journal article
Everybody hurts: The Reviewer‐Imposed Pain (RIP) matrix
Abstract
The peer review process supports authors by providing feedback on manuscripts from external, expert readers. However, not all reviews are supportive. Some reviews are just painful. But just how painful are they? In this study, we set out to validate a matrix describing the levels of pain authors experience in response to the sting of peer reviewer comments. The study was carried out in two phases. In Phase 1, we developed a matrix combining two …
Authors
Varpio L; Snell L; Frank JR; Sherbino J
Journal
Medical Education, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 73–78
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
1 2026
DOI
10.1111/medu.15695
ISSN
0308-0110