Why do reviewers disagree? Evidence from four funders and 134,000 reviews

Jan-Ole Hesselberg, Pål Ulleberg, Øystein Sørensen, Knut Inge Fostervold, Sigrid Hegna Ingvaldsen, Ida Svege

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356108
Published: 2026-09-23
Container: PLOS One
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0356108,
  title = {Why do reviewers disagree? Evidence from four funders and 134,000 reviews},
  author = {Jan-Ole Hesselberg and Pål Ulleberg and Øystein Sørensen and Knut Inge Fostervold and Sigrid Hegna Ingvaldsen and Ida Svege},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0356108},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356108}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Why do reviewers disagree? Evidence from four funders and 134,000 reviews
AU  - Jan-Ole Hesselberg
AU  - Pål Ulleberg
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AU  - Knut Inge Fostervold
AU  - Sigrid Hegna Ingvaldsen
AU  - Ida Svege
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
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Hesselberg, J., Ulleberg, P., Sørensen, Ø., Fostervold, K. I., Ingvaldsen, S. H., & Svege, I. (2026). Why do reviewers disagree? Evidence from four funders and 134,000 reviews. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356108

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