This. Is. Brilliant.

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Uh, so.... I vibe-coded an entire replacement for ChemDraw that works with AI agents. It was about 8 months of work, and the goal is just open-source-stop-dependeing-on-american-paywalled-software. It has a plugin API, it comes with claude/codex skill docs check it out: jgassens.github.io/ChemDraft/

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Explore selective catalytic chlorination of olefins toward allylic and vinylic chlorides for sustainable synthesis! Mekkaoui, Labyad and team discuss catalytic pathways, mechanisms and applications in their recent review📖 Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...

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It does sting to get a desk rejection after one week. What else does? Waiting 4+ months for the same rejection, with a 2-line review (or, worse, an entirely AI-generated one). If you're not going to engage with the paper, make it quick.

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One solution: normalize desk-rejections. After a fast first assessment, papers are either desk-rejected, or go to full review. The current conf peer-review system has desk rejects as the exception, as it relied on self-selection prior to submission and small numbers. Neither of these hold anymore.

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