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XSci offers reviewers $200 to assess preprints within five days

The preprint platform XSci is offering to pay researchers $200 per review if they deliver their assessment within five days, a scheme that raises open questions about review quality and conflicts of interest.

Preprint platform offers to pay researchers to review papers, but questions remain
XSci offers reviewers $200 to assess preprints within five days
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The preprint platform XSci is offering to pay researchers $200 per review if they deliver their assessment within five days, a scheme that raises open questions about review quality and conflicts of interest.