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Basics of Peer Review

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Journal editors face various challenges while appointing reviewers. This post discusses these challenges and how editors deal with them. 
In this second part of our interview, Dr. Hames discusses how the journal editorial process has evolved over the years, the dissatisfaction with the traditional peer…
Dr. Jonas Ranstam, a medical statistician, was the overall winner of the Sentinels of Science Awards (2016). He was affiliated with several institutions, including Lund…
Peer review can be a long-drawn process that involves long waiting periods, understanding the various stages of the review process, dealing with reviewer comments,…
As an author, you want to get published in the right journal by the right editor. Terry Monahan, Managing Editor of the journal Eye and Contact Lens shares her top…
When a peer reviewer receives an invitation to review, they are expected to disclose potential conflicts of interest. But some reviewers fail to be transparent and…
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…
The unpredictable nature of the journal decision-making process and the delays involved make it a stressful experience for authors. In this article, an experienced…
The work of peer reviewers can remain somewhat mysterious, particularly for the less experienced authors. To better understand the work of a reviewer, their decision…
What is collaborative peer review? How does it work? Who is involved in this type of peer review? This flowchart will give you some quick insights into how collaborative…