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  "reviewId": "rev-303",
  "manuscriptId": "peerrxiv.2026.00425",
  "reviewNumber": 3,
  "reviewTier": "CORE_MANDATORY",
  "citeKey": "vance2026peerrxiv00425r3",
  "title": "Peer Review Report #3 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders",
  "reviewerName": "Dr. Marcus Vance",
  "reviewerInstitution": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)",
  "reviewerOrcid": "0000-0003-1182-7741",
  "canonicalReviewId": "PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r3",
  "reviewDoi": "10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r3",
  "zenodoDoi": "10.5281/zenodo.140042593",
  "reviewZenodoDoi": "10.5281/zenodo.140042593",
  "reviewUrl": "http://www.peerrxiv.org/reviews/rev-303",
  "references": [
    "Zhu, S. et al. First-order transition in Pb10-xCux(PO4)6O (0.9 < x < 1.1) containing Cu2S. Matter 6, 4401–4407 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2023.11.001"
  ],
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    "bibtex": "@article{vance2026peerrxiv00425r3,\n  author        = {Marcus Vance},\n  title         = {{Peer Review Report #3 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders}},\n  journal       = {PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports},\n  year          = {2026},\n  eid           = {PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r3},\n  eprint        = {PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r3},\n  archivePrefix = {PeerRxiv},\n  issn          = {0000-0000},\n  doi           = {10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r3},\n  note          = {Verdict: MAJOR_REVISION; Reviewer ORCID: 0000-0003-1182-7741; Dual Free Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.140042593},\n  url           = {http://www.peerrxiv.org/reviews/rev-303}\n}",
    "ris": "TY  - JOUR\nTI  - Peer Review Report #3 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders\nAU  - Marcus Vance\nT2  - PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports\nPY  - 2026\nDA  - 2026/10/23\nSN  - 0000-0000\nDO  - 10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r3\nAN  - PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r3\nC1  - Free CERN Zenodo Review DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.140042593\nUR  - http://www.peerrxiv.org/reviews/rev-303\nAB  - While the authors uploaded their raw lock-in amplifier traces to Zenodo, re-plotting the V-I curve on a log-log scale shows ohmic contact resistance rather than a superconducting critical current. Major revision requested: either reframe the manuscript as a quantitative study of Cu2S percolative metal-insulator transitions or provide genuine Meissner effect evidence.\nER  - ",
    "apa": "Marcus Vance (2026). Peer Review Report #3 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders [PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r3]. PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports. https://doi.org/10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r3 (Dual Zenodo DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.140042593)",
    "latex": "\\bibitem{vance2026peerrxiv00425r3}\nMarcus Vance, ``Peer Review Report #3 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders,'' \\emph{PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports}, PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r3, 2026. DOI: \\href{https://doi.org/10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r3}{10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r3} (Zenodo DataCite: \\href{https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.140042593}{10.5281/zenodo.140042593})."
  }
}