Peer Review

  • Comparing different types of peer review
  • Benefits and flaws
  • The process
  • Critical reading of a manuscript
  • The peer review debate: (not only) a quest for more transparency in the process
  • What does it take to be a referee?

References

Owango, J., Munene, A., Ngugi, J., Havemann, J., Obanda, J., & Saderi, D. (2021). Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review [workshop recording]. AfricArXiv. doi.org/10.21428/3b2160cd.c3faf764

Owango, J., Obanda, J., Bourguet, D., Marinello, G., Saderi, D., Fornés, A. T., … Havemann, J. (2020). Rapid and Open Peer Review [Webinar]. AfricArXiv. doi.org/10.21428/3b2160cd.dba872ac

Tennant J (2020) Time to stop the exploitation of free academic labour. European Science Editing 46: e51839. doi.org/10.3897/ese.2020.e51839

Tennant, J.P., Ross-Hellauer, T. The limitations to our understanding of peer review. Res Integr Peer Rev 5, 6 (2020). doi.org/10.1186/s41073-020-00092-1

Tennant JP, Dugan JM, Graziotin D, et al. A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review. F1000Res. 2017;6:1151. Published 2017 Jul 20. doi:10.12688/f1000research.12037.3

Ross-Hellauer T. What is open peer review? A systematic review [version 2; peer review: 4 approved]. F1000Research 2017, 6:588 (doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11369.2)

Kennedy AB. Incentivizing Peer Review. Int J Ther Massage Bodywork. 2017;10(4):5-7. Published 2017 Dec 4. // url: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29209443/

Gasparyan AY, Gerasimov AN, Voronov AA, Kitas GD. Rewarding peer reviewers: maintaining the integrity of science communication. J Korean Med Sci. 2015;30(4):360-364. doi:10.3346/jkms.2015.30.4.360

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