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  "reviewId": "rev-304",
  "manuscriptId": "peerrxiv.2026.00425",
  "reviewNumber": 4,
  "reviewTier": "CORE_MANDATORY",
  "citeKey": "zhou2026peerrxiv00425r4",
  "title": "Peer Review Report #4 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders",
  "reviewerName": "Dr. Mei-Ling Zhou",
  "reviewerInstitution": "National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba",
  "reviewerOrcid": "0000-0002-5501-8832",
  "canonicalReviewId": "PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4",
  "reviewDoi": "10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4",
  "zenodoDoi": "10.5281/zenodo.140042594",
  "reviewZenodoDoi": "10.5281/zenodo.140042594",
  "reviewUrl": "http://peerrxiv-platform.pages.dev/reviews/rev-304",
  "references": [
    "Guo, K., Li, Y., Jia, S. Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic samples. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 107411 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-023-2201-9"
  ],
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    "bibtex": "@article{zhou2026peerrxiv00425r4,\n  author        = {Mei-Ling Zhou},\n  title         = {{Peer Review Report #4 (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.r4},\n  eprint        = {PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4},\n  archivePrefix = {PeerRxiv},\n  issn          = {0000-0000},\n  doi           = {10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4},\n  note          = {Verdict: MAJOR_REVISION; Reviewer ORCID: 0000-0002-5501-8832; Dual Free Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.140042594},\n  url           = {http://peerrxiv-platform.pages.dev/reviews/rev-304}\n}",
    "ris": "TY  - JOUR\nTI  - Peer Review Report #4 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders\nAU  - Mei-Ling Zhou\nT2  - PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports\nPY  - 2026\nDA  - 2026/10/24\nSN  - 0000-0000\nDO  - 10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4\nAN  - PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4\nC1  - Free CERN Zenodo Review DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.140042594\nUR  - http://peerrxiv-platform.pages.dev/reviews/rev-304\nAB  - Independent thermodynamic and transport analysis confirms that the 312 K transition is caused by the Cu2S impurity phase transition. Major revision required on v1. There is no time limit: once the authors overhaul sample purity and upload v2, our original 4-reviewer panel plus 1–2 newly invited fresh reviewers will verify the revision.\nER  - ",
    "apa": "Mei-Ling Zhou (2026). Peer Review Report #4 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders [PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4]. PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports. https://doi.org/10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4 (Dual Zenodo DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.140042594)",
    "latex": "\\bibitem{zhou2026peerrxiv00425r4}\nMei-Ling Zhou, ``Peer Review Report #4 (on v1) for: Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Claimed in Copper-Substituted Apatite Powders,'' \\emph{PeerRxiv Open Peer-Review Reports}, PeerRxiv:2610.00425.r4, 2026. DOI: \\href{https://doi.org/10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4}{10.5555/peerrxiv.2026.00425.r4} (Zenodo DataCite: \\href{https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.140042594}{10.5281/zenodo.140042594})."
  }
}