Overview

The ability to review papers should be a core skill of every research scientist. With the growing number of manuscripts being submitted to scientific journals, editors are increasingly reliant on independent experts who can deliver good-quality reviews in a timely fashion.
This course is designed for postdocs and researchers at the early stage of their career who have little or no experience of peer-reviewing.

Key areas

• How the peer-review process works from submission to publication
• Recent developments such as “open” peer-review
• The reviewer’s obligations
• The criteria against which scientific papers should be evaluated
• The requirement for objective, specific, constructive and balanced comments that will assist both the editor and the author(s)
• The amount of time involved in reviewing a paper

Please note: Absences and cancellations with less than 5 working days’ notice will result in a £100 charge. 

What have past participants found most useful?

“How to break up the peer review process and limit it. Receiving a template for reviewing, nobody teaches this!”

“The session really helped me organise the reviews and familiarise myself with the whole process. It also helps me write good papers.”

“Dr David T Jones is a perfect presenter and speaker; it was an excellent, engaging, practical session.”