3.3 How to peer review a review article

Peer review is an essential part of publishing review articles, just like it is for research articles. Yet, without any experimental procedures to evaluate, data to assess, or conclusions to interpret, it isn’t always clear what you’re being asked to comment on or what standards you might use to recommend a manuscript for publication.

This module will explain what an editor looks for in a review of a review article and what your comments should focus on to be as helpful to the authors and the editor as possible. It will explain what the reviewer selection process looks like for Cell Press' Trends review journals and why you should accept that invitation to review a review article.