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How to Handle a Toxic Reviewer: Fake Citations, Personal Attacks, and a Score of 1 at ICML26

How to Handle a Toxic Reviewer: Fake Citations, Personal Attacks, and a Score of 1 at ICML26

ICML26 遇到不專業審稿人:假引用、人身攻擊、給分 1 分怎麼辦?

You've probably heard the horror stories—a reviewer who seems determined to tank your paper no matter what. This is one of them. An ICML 2026 reviewer gave a devastating score of 1 (with confidence 5) while completely ignoring the rebuttal, citing fake references, and throwing in personal insults like "close-minded" and "hostile." The kicker? Other reviewers gave 5s. This reviewer is using mathematically nonsensical proofs, making baseless accusations about MIT license and anonymity violations, and formatting their review with aggressive bolding and weird syntax errors (like **text.**). It's a textbook case of a bad-faith review—and the question is: what can you actually do about it?

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peer reviewfake referencesreviewer misconductICML 2026academic integrityrebuttal