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Responding to Peer Reviewers
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The proportion of authors from non-traditional research-producing countries has substantially increased in the past few years, but the increase in proportion of peer…
- Mriganka Awati
- September 24, 2021
Dealing with negative peer reviewer comments can be a tough experience, and if the comments are harsh, they can be even more dispiriting. This article will help you…
- Sunaina Singh
- September 17, 2021
To start Peer Review Week 2021 on an exciting note, we decided to kick off Day 1 by reaching out to members of the scholarly publishing community who’ve been kind enough…
- Audrey Fernz
- September 16, 2021
This article explores how authors and reviewers can make a difference to the quality of peer review by making the right choices, maintaining integrity, and having their…
- Mark Azavedo
- September 25, 2020
The words “published in a peer reviewed journal” are sometimes considered as the gold standard in science. But any professional scientist will tell you that the fact an…
- The Conversation
- September 21, 2020
Academic review process was different in Einstein’s time. In his brilliant career, the only time his work was subjected to blind peer review – the authors don’t know the…
- The Conversation
- September 21, 2020
You’ve worked hard and think you’re on a winning path when you submit your manuscript to a top academic journal, only to be derailed by a peer review. Here's how authors…
- Elizabeth George
- July 23, 2020
In this article, Dr. Ben Britton - a Senior Lecturer and Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at Imperial College London - shares a few tips and tricks to try to…
- Dr. Ben Britton
- October 24, 2019
The peer review system is based on a mutual relationship. Sometimes there are glitches and broken links, and sometimes mutualisms turn into antagonisms. But is the whole…
- Dr. Manu Saunders
- September 19, 2019
I had a dream that bothered me. In this dream, I found out that the journal editor had rejected my paper based on an algorithm. It made me so irate that I woke up. …
- Dr. Ben Britton
- September 18, 2019