“Your model is a black hole from which no light escapes.”
Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review.
Filed under one-liner, poetic and savage. Added by Johan de Groot on 13 October 2026.
“Your model is a black hole from which no light escapes.”
Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review.
Filed under one-liner, poetic and savage. Added by Johan de Groot on 13 October 2026.

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“Reject – More holes than my grandad’s string vest!”
Peer review: Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review, A journal in microbiology
“The lack of negative controls … results in the authors being lost in the funhouse. Unfortunately, I do not think they even realize this.”
Peer review: Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review, A journal in microbiology
“the authors seem to be reinventing the wheel and a flat tire to go along with it.”
Peer review: Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review
“I cannot imagine any physician or scientist who has a job, who will have the time to read this paper.”
Peer review: Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review, A journal in medicine
“Season’s Greetings! I apologise for my slow response but a roast goose prevented me from answering emails for a few days.”
Peer review: Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review, A journal in microbiology
“The writing and data presentation are so bad that I had to leave work and go home early and then spend time to wonder what life is about.”
Peer review: Anonymous reviewer on Manuscript under review, A journal in microbiology
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