Stafford Lightman on the role of the reviewer: it is to ask “is this a good paper”. He makes the claim junior scientists may not be appropriate reviewers because they may just criticize it rather than ask if it is good quality for publication. Hmm 
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Replying to @hisotalus
I agree that an appropriate reviewer should ask that question. But assuming this is because of junior scientists is both wrong and wrongheaded. If this person worried about junior scientists doing a bad job, whom I am not convinced are the problem here ofc, he should train them.
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Replying to @o_guest
Well probably not his job to train but imho this kind of rigidity in thinking is no unique to junior people
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Replying to @hisotalus
Agreed. Also yes, he doesn't have to train them, but can advocate for better training instead of whatever he is saying about how junior people are the ones who do this uniquely.
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Replying to @o_guest @hisotalus
Yeah sometimes it isn't about the quality of the paper. If it challenges the reviewers personal beliefs on a subject to much, they will be less inclined to give it a favorable review. I've noticed this trend is more common in older reviewers, ones who helped in creating a model.
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