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Understanding the peer review process
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
Understanding the peer review process
Find out everything you need to know about peer review in our A-Z guide.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
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- Career guidance
- Ensuring visibility
- Going through peer review
- Career planning
- Research data management
- Research collaborations
- Open science
- Funding
- Finding the right journal
- Book writing
- Becoming a peer reviewer
- Writing skills
- Technical writing skills
- Publishing in the Chemical Sciences
- Job search
- Fundamentals of manuscript preparation
- Fundamentals of publishing
- Fundamentals of peer review
- Ethics
- Social impact
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