Day 128: Reviewing an Old Rival's Paper

Dialogue

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   A 하나야, 나 큰일 났어. 학술지에서 논문 심사 요청이 왔는데, 누가 썼는지 알 것 같아.

   Hanaya, na keunil nasseo. Haksuljieseo nonmun simsa yocheongi wanneunde, nuga sseonneunji al geot gata.

   Hana, I'm in trouble. A journal asked me to review a paper, and I think I know who wrote it.

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   B 심사는 익명으로 하는 거 아니야? 저자 이름은 다 가려서 보내잖아.

   Simsaneun ingmyeongeuro haneun geo aniya? Jeoja ireumeun da garyeoseo bonaejana.

   Isn't peer review anonymous? They hide the authors' names before they send it.

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   A 이름은 가려져 있지. 근데 실험 장비, 데이터 모양, 문장 버릇까지 다 똑같아. 대학원 때 같은 연구실에 있던 지현이야.

   Ireumeun garyeojyeo itji. Geunde silheom jangbi, deiteo moyang, munjang beoreutkkaji da ttokgata. Daehagwon ttae gateun yeongusire itdeon Jihyeoniya.

   The names are hidden, sure. But the equipment, the way the data looks, even the writing habits - it's all the same. It's Jihyeon, who was in my lab in grad school.

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   B 지현이? 너랑 박사 후 연구원 자리 놓고 경쟁했던 그 지현이? 와, 세상 참 좁구만.

   Jihyeoni? Neorang baksa hu yeonguwon jari noko gyeongjaenghaetdeon geu jihyeoni? Wa, sesang cham jopguman.

   Jihyeon? The one you competed with for that postdoc position? Wow, it really is a small world.

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   A 그 얘기는 꺼내지 마. 아직도 생각하면 속이 쓰려. 결국 걔가 그 자리에 갔잖아.

   Geu yaegineun kkeonaeji ma. Ajikdo saenggakamyeon sogi sseuryeo. Gyeolguk gyaega geu jarie gatjana.

   Don't bring that up. It still stings when I think about it. She got the position in the end.

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   B 그래서, 어떻게 할 건데? 솔직히 너 걔 논문을 공정하게 볼 수 있어?

   Geuraeseo, eotteoke hal geonde? Soljiki neo gyae nonmuneul gongjeonghage bol su isseo?

   So what are you going to do? Honestly, can you look at her paper fairly?

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   A 나도 그걸 모르겠어. 거절하고 싶다마는, 편집장님이 이 분야 심사할 사람이 없다고 꼭 좀 해 달라고 하셨거든.

   Nado geugeol moreugesseo. Geojeolhago sipdamaneun, pyeonjipjangnimi i bunya simsahal sarami eopdago kkok jom hae dallago hasyeotgeodeun.

   That's what I don't know. I'd like to turn it down, but the editor begged me to do it because there's nobody else in the field to review it.

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   B 그럼 이해 충돌이 있다고 편집장님한테 솔직하게 말하면 되잖아. 그게 원칙 아니야?

   Geureom ihae chungdori itdago pyeonjipjangnimhante soljikage malhamyeon doejana. Geuge wonchik aniya?

   Then just tell the editor honestly that you have a conflict of interest. Isn't that the rule?

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   A 원칙은 그렇지. 근데 거절하면 꼭 내가 도망치는 것 같아. 나는 걔를 공정하게 볼 수 있다는 걸 증명하고 싶어.

   Wonchigeun geureochi. Geunde geojeolhamyeon kkok naega domangchineun geot gata. Naneun gyaereul gongjeonghage bol su itdaneun geol jeungmyeonghago sipeo.

   In principle, yes. But if I say no, it feels like running away. I want to prove I can judge her fairly.

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    B 누구한테 증명하는데? 걔는 네가 심사한 줄도 모를 텐데.

    Nuguhante jeungmyeonghaneunde? Gyaeneun nega simsahan juldo moreul tende.

    Prove it to who? She won't even know you reviewed it.

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    A 나한테. 나 자신한테 증명하고 싶은 거야.

    Nahante. Na jasinhante jeungmyeonghago sipeun geoya.

    To me. I want to prove it to myself.

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    B 그게 제일 위험한 거야. 공정하려고 너무 애쓰다 보면 오히려 더 봐주거나, 반대로 더 깐깐해져.

    Geuge jeil wiheomhan geoya. Gongjeongharyeogo neomu aesseuda bomyeon ohiryeo deo bwajugeona, bandaero deo kkankkanhaejyeo.

    That's the most dangerous part. If you try too hard to be fair, you either end up going easy on her or, the opposite, being extra harsh.

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    A 벌써 그러고 있어. 어젯밤에 읽으면서 오타 하나에 빨간 줄을 세 개나 그었어.

    Beolsseo geureogo isseo. Eojetbame ilgeumyeonseo ota hanae ppalgan jureul se gaena geueosseo.

    I'm already doing it. Reading it last night, I drew three red lines under a single typo.

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    B 봐, 벌써 칼을 갈고 있잖아. 내용은 어떤데? 솔직하게 말해 봐.

    Bwa, beolsseo kareul galgo itjana. Naeyongeun eotteonde? Soljikage malhae bwa.

    See, you're already sharpening your knife. What about the content? Honestly.

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    A 그게 문제야. 너무 잘 썼어. 실험 설계도 깔끔하고, 결론도 탄탄해. 짜증 날 정도로.

    Geuge munjeya. Neomu jal sseosseo. Silheom seolgyedo kkalkkeumhago, gyeollondo tantanhae. Jjajeung nal jeongdoro.

    That's the problem. It's really well written. The experimental design's clean and the conclusions are solid. Annoyingly so.

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    B 와, 이거 완전 드라마네. 라이벌 논문이 너무 훌륭해서 괴로운 심사위원이라니.

    Wa, igeo wanjeon deuramane. Raibeol nonmuni neomu hullyunghaeseo goeroun simsawiwonirani.

    Wow, this is a total drama. A reviewer tormented because her rival's paper is too good.

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    A 웃지 마. 그래서 정한 게 있어. 심사는 하되 공정하게 하고, 이해 충돌 가능성은 편집장님한테 먼저 알리는 거야.

    Utji ma. Geuraeseo jeonghan ge isseo. Simsaneun hadoe gongjeonghage hago, ihae chungdol ganeungseongeun pyeonjipjangnimhante meonjeo allineun geoya.

    Don't laugh. So here's what I've decided. I'll do the review, but I'll do it fairly, and I'll tell the editor about the possible conflict of interest first.

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    B 그건 괜찮네. 맡길지 말지는 편집장님이 판단하게 하고. 근데 네가 공정한지 아닌지는 어떻게 확인해?

    Geugeon gwaenchanne. Matgilji maljineun pyeonjipjangnimi pandanhage hago. Geunde nega gongjeonghanji aninjineun eotteoke hwaginhae?

    That's sensible. Let the editor decide whether to keep you on it. But how will you check whether you're being fair?

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    A 심사평을 다 쓰고 나서, 모르는 사람 논문이라고 생각하면서 다시 읽을 거야. 그때도 같은 점수를 줄 수 있으면 통과.

    Simsapyeongeul da sseugo naseo, moreuneun saram nonmunirago saenggakamyeonseo dasi ilgeul geoya. Geuttaedo gateun jeomsureul jul su isseumyeon tonggwa.

    After I write the report, I'll reread it as if the paper were a stranger's. If I'd still give it the same score, it passes.

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    B 좋은 방법이다. 그리고 오타에 그은 빨간 줄 세 개는 하나로 줄이고.

    Joeun bangbeobida. Geurigo otae geueun ppalgan jul se gaeneun hanaro jurigo.

    Good plan. And cut those three red lines under the typo down to one.

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    A 벌써 줄였어. 사실 오타도 두 개밖에 없더라. 걔는 옛날부터 꼼꼼했거든.

    Beolsseo juryeosseo. Sasil otado du gaebakke eopdeora. Gyaeneun yennalbuteo kkomkkomhaetgeodeun.

    Already done. Actually, there were only two typos. She's always been meticulous.

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    B 들어 보니까 너 걔 되게 인정하네. 사실은 미워한 게 아니라 부러웠던 거 아니야?

    Deureo bonikka neo gyae doege injeonghane. Sasireun miwohan ge anira bureowotdeon geo aniya?

    Listening to you, you really respect her. Maybe you didn't hate her - maybe you were jealous?

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    A 양심에 찔리니까 그만 물어봐. 어쨌든 심사평 첫 줄은 벌써 정했어.

    Yangsime jjillinikka geuman mureobwa. Eojjaetdeun simsapyeong cheot jureun beolsseo jeonghaesseo.

    That pricks my conscience, so stop asking. Anyway, I've already decided the first line of my report.

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    B 뭐라고 쓸 건데? 설마 '오랜만이야'는 아니지?

    Mworago sseul geonde? Seolma 'oraenmaniya'neun aniji?

    What are you going to write? Not "Long time no see," I hope?

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    A '본 논문은 연구 설계가 탄탄하고 결론이 설득력 있다.' 쓰면서 이렇게 억울한 칭찬은 처음이야.

    'Bon nonmuneun yeongu seolgyega tantanhago gyeolloni seoldeungnyeok itda.' Sseumyeonseo ireoke eogulhan chingchaneun cheoeumiya.

    "This paper has a robust research design and convincing conclusions." I've never written such a grudging compliment.

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    B 그게 제일 멋진 복수야. 인정할 건 인정하는 거. 오늘 커피는 공정한 심사위원님이 사.

    Geuge jeil meotjin boksuya. Injeonghal geon injeonghaneun geo. Oneul keopineun gongjeonghan simsawiwonnimi sa.

    That's the coolest revenge there is. Giving credit where it's due. Coffee's on the fair-minded reviewer today.

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