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Patrick Burns does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Academic publishing is famously difficult. Many jokes have been made, for instance, regarding hypothetical “Reviewer 2”—a reviewer who is so heartless and nasty toward your work that you may well ...