You may always have received comments from peer reiewers, but have you considered becoming a peer reviewer yourself? Reviewing scientific literature can help you develop your writing and communication skills. Moreover, you will be able Read More
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This is an excerpt from a document prepared by Editage under contract with SciELO aiming to support the elaboration of SciELO guide on types of peer review. Double-blind peer review is one of the alternative Read More
[This post has been republished from ASAPbio’s blog. It has been written by Gary McDowell, PhD is Executive Director of Future of Research, a nonprofit which wants to champion, engage and empower early career Read More
This is an excerpt from a document prepared by Editage under contract with SciELO aiming to support the elaboration of SciELO guide on types of peer review. Single-blind peer review is the traditional method of Read More
We asked Roxana Lescano, Director of Research Administration Program in Topical Research Centre of The U.S. Navy Medical Research Unit, to share her views on what diversity in peer review means to her and Read More
What does diversity and inclusion in peer review mean to you? The industry data show that peer reviewer demographics are heavily skewed toward Western populations (U.S., Canada, and European countries), and are heavily weighting Read More
For journals to achieve diversity and inclusion in the peer-review process requires them to ensure that submitted manuscripts are reviewed in a fair manner; they need to be treated equally, irrespective of gender, race, or Read More
This year, during Peer Review Week 2018, every corner of the scholarly publishing world will be abuzz with questions, conversations, and debates about diversity in peer review. The idea is to appreciate the importance of diversity Read More
The month of August was remarkable for the scholarly communication and academic publishing community. This month, several discussions around preprints, use of animals in research, about the job prospects of Ph.D. students, and more Read More
Peer review is an invaluable way of improving your manuscript, as long as it reaches (in general) three researchers that have an interest in the species, geographical region, methodological approach/tool being used. However, this Read More