Anna Rogers @annarogers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Dear hive mind: when you get a review assignment that isn't a good match for you, what goes wrong there? 'Too far out of my expertise'? 'Uninteresting'? Anything else? 361 0
Nicolai B. Hansen @nbhansen.dk · 01/07/2026assuming I have time (on principle I reject or ask for extensions on those dreaded 14 days turnaround things that have become in vogue), I tend to go for expertise first --> interest but with a heavy dose of what venue is it as well. 010 0
Ehud Reiter @ehudreiter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026If I review a paper in an area I know little about, then (A) it takes a lot longer, (B) I am much less confident in my review, and (C) it is much harder to give useful feedbackf for improving the paper. To be honest, feels like I am wasting my time... 020 0
Timothee Mickus @linguistickus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026It's usually more a matter of expertise (esp on the technical aspects) than interest for me. I enjoy being asked to weigh in on papers that can broaden my horizons. But that is often not a realistic commitment if I have 5+ other papers to deal with at the same time. 020 0
