Asking editors to do a semblance of their job seems kind of extremist these days, but is it too late to save peer review?

Tami Lieberman

Peer review would be much improved if editors read papers in full before sending out for review. They could then provide very basic high level feedback (e.g. reorganize the text for readability [in X way], provide p-values for every claim), saving reviewer time for more meaningful feedback.