Nature Communications Corrects 2022 Peer-Review Mandate Date After 2016 Policy Error
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Updated · Nature.com · May 20
Nature Communications Corrects 2022 Peer-Review Mandate Date After 2016 Policy Error
1 articles · Updated · Nature.com · May 20
A 21 May 2026 correction said an earlier story misstated Nature Communications' peer-review policy, clarifying the journal mandated public peer-review reports in 2022.
The corrected version replaces a claim that the journal had been making reports public with authors' consent since 2016.
The notice appeared in a correction tied to a Nature story citing a 2026 arXiv preprint by Jiang, Li, Wang, Fan and Zeng.
As journals force peer review into the open, does this transparency actually threaten the candid feedback essential for rigorous science?
Will publishing reviewer critiques alongside studies ultimately build or break public trust in the scientific process?