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From: Robert C Michaelson <rmichael**At_Symbol_Here**northwestern.edu>

Subject: [CHMINF-L] Debunking Bad COVID-19 Research

Date: June 29, 2020 at 4:15:33 PM GMT-4

To: "chminf-l**At_Symbol_Here**list.indiana.edu" <chminf-l**At_Symbol_Here**list.indiana.edu>

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=46rom today's Inside Higher Ed

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/29/new-mit-press-journal-debunk-bad-covid-19-research

"MIT Press and the Berkeley School of Public Health are launching a new COVID-19 journal, one that will peer review preprint articles getting a lot of attention -- elevating the good research and debunking the bad.

The Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 journal will be led by Bertozzi, who will serve as the first editor in chief. Unlike a traditional journal, authors will not submit their work for review. Instead, the Rapid Reviews team will select and review already-published preprint articles -- a publishing model known as an overlay journal."

In addition to it being an overlay journal, "Bertozzi hopes that by encouraging reviewers to attach their names to publicly published reviews, transparency and accountability will promote thoughtfulness and care. Bertozzi hopes that each preprint article selected for review will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field. The reviews will themselves be reviewed to ensure they meet certain quality benchmarks, Bertozzi said."

Bob Michaelson

retired librarian