James Murphy
@pseudokinase.bsky.social
Cell signaling, kinases, MLKL and other zombie proteins. NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Professor and Deputy Director at WEHI, Melbourne. He/him. Views my own
They don’t make them like they used to…
September 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
They don’t make them like they used to…
Reposted by James Murphy
Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.
September 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.
Congrats! Looking forward to celebrating in Leeds!
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Congrats! Looking forward to celebrating in Leeds!
You’d have loved this @jffoley.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
You’d have loved this @jffoley.bsky.social
I’m the only difference between you and a late lunch
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m the only difference between you and a late lunch
There’s also a weird lack of uptake of preprints so formal publication seems essential
August 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
There’s also a weird lack of uptake of preprints so formal publication seems essential