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How to review a manuscript
Becoming a peer reviewer
Peer review is a skill, and in this series of modules, we share some tips to help you deliver review reports guaranteed to make any editor smile. We start by explaining the actions you should definitely avoid, from saying yes when you don’t have time to complete a review, to providing biased or unfair statements. We highlight points to consider when looking at each element of the article and explain how to be constructive in your feedback. You will also learn how your reviewing activities can provide an important stepping stone towards becoming a journal editor.
What you will learn
- Common reviewing mistakes
- Tips for writing an effective review
- Insights into how reviewing can boost your career
How to review a manuscript
Top tips for writing a great review report.
10 tips for writing a truly terrible review
Keen to brush up your reviewing skills? We start by explaining what not to do.
How to become a reviewer and what do editors expect?
Want to get involved in peer review? We explain how.
How reviewers become editors
Ambitions to be a journal editor one day? Discover why reviewing is a vital step in that journey.Topic
Topic
- Certified Peer Reviewer Course
- Job search
- (-) Finding the right journal
- Career planning
- Social impact
- (-) Research collaborations
- Book writing
- Writing skills
- Publishing in the Chemical Sciences
- Open science
- (-) Funding
- Career guidance
- (-) Fundamentals of manuscript preparation
- Ensuring visibility
- Becoming a peer reviewer
- Research data management
- Fundamentals of publishing
- Fundamentals of peer review
- Ethics
- Technical writing skills
- Going through peer review
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