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2 days agoAnecdotal only, sorry. I’m sure it varies by field, and it’s more about letters than longer papers. There are probably fields where Nature is excellent, but I know that there is at least one where the odds of a letter to Nature being accurate a few years later is about 50%.
I can agree with that. And I’m sure it’s because letters on the forefront are published quickly without time to consider all the possible problems.