{"id":18873,"date":"2021-12-02T06:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T06:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/video\/how-to-receive-and-address-peer-reviewer-comments-with-minimal-stress\/"},"modified":"2021-12-02T06:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T06:35:58","slug":"how-to-receive-and-address-peer-reviewer-comments-with-minimal-stress","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/how-to-receive-and-address-peer-reviewer-comments-with-minimal-stress","title":{"rendered":"How to receive and address peer reviewer comments with minimal stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a researcher, you most likely find it stressful to receive unfavorable peer review comments on research manuscripts you work so hard on, even when the reviewer has shared constructive feedback. Learning how to receive and address feedback is a crucial skill for researchers, especially since any new body of work they produce should and will be subjected to rigorous scrutiny by peers throughout their careers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is only natural to feel anxiety or, sometimes, a sense of foreboding when you receive a journal editor\u2019s decision letter with reviewer comments attached. Is there a way to get through this experience with minimal dread, resentment, or stress? Yes, according to Erin Owens.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Find out how in this video. It is an excerpt from the webinar \u201cAuthor and Reviewer Experiences: Building a Bridge of Empathy\u201d organized by Editage during Peer Review Week 2021. In this video, Erin Owens, a professor, an access services coordinator, and a scholarly communications librarian at Newton Gresham Library, Sam Houston State University, Texas, shares her experience of dealing with negative peer review comments and minimizing the associated stress. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some practices that she has found helpful as an author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n