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Nature 411, 13-14 (3 May 2001) | doi:10.1038/35075162

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Undergraduates are not only writing scientific papers — they're reviewing them, editing them and posting them online. Josette Chen examines a scientific publishing phenomenon.

Trying to get your first research paper published can be a daunting experience. After writing and revising ad infinitum, you finally submit to a leading journal — only to have your self-esteem crushed by a scathing referee's report.