Zaharie and Seeber’s paper (20 September 2018) studied 1,865 scholars invited to join one Romanian economics/business journal’s reviewer list—not to review a particular paper. Recognition meant acknowledgment and optional certificates, promised for joining, completing a report, or review quality and quantity; another group received no offer. Groups were balanced on recorded traits, but chance assignment was not stated. Invitations went once, without reminders. Among 735 same-day email openers, about 33 per 100 accepted under the performance promise versus 42 without rewards. No clear increase was detected for joining/completion offers, not proof of no effect. These selected same-day responses measured neither delivered reviews nor reviewing competence or changes in motivation.