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Peer Review
One of the main characteristics of scholarly journals is the process of peer review. Scholarly articles under consideration for publication are sent to experts in the field (peers) for evaluation and comment (review). Journals following this process are often called "Refereed Journals." (from the UNC Health Sciences Library) North Carolina State University created a useful video about what peer review is, how it relates to teaching and learning, and how you can find peer-reviewed articles: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/peerreview/
This guide is intended to connect reviewers with resources that can help throughout the review process. For discipline-specific topics, please contact the relevant subject librarian.
Types of Peer Review
From Peer Review: The Nuts and Bolts and F1000Research
Single-blind review: The reviewers know who the authors are, but the authors do not know who the reviewers are.
Double-blind review: The reviewers do not know who the authors are, and the authors do not know who the reviewers are.
Open review: At its most basic, reviewers know who the authors are and the authors know who the reviewers are. It can also mean inclusion of the reviewers’ names and/or reports alongside the published paper, comments from others [subject community or wider public] at pre-publication stage, or various combinations of these.
Post-publication review: Has many meanings. Can be a review by formally invited reviewers after publication of an article that is previously unreviewed. Some publishers use review by volunteer reviewers, after publication of an unreviewed article. More informally, post-publication review can occur in the form of comments on blogs or third party sites (such as PubPeer), independent of any formal review that may have already occurred on the article.
Resources for Reviewers
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Peer Review: The Nuts and BoltsDesigned to help early career researchers understand how peer review works, limitations of peer review, and the role of peer review in society.
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Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Ethical Guidelines for Peer ReviewersSet out the basic principles and standards to which all peer reviewers should adhere during the peer-review process.
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how to peer reviewBioMed Central series of blog posts on many issues related to peer review.
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What characteristics do you need to be a Peer Reviewer?Podcast from the UK's Arts & Humanities Research Council.
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Peer review: tips from field experts for junior reviewersThis editorial introduces a series of tutorials by experts, who provide tips and advice for junior reviewers on how to conduct peer review based on specific study designs.
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The Peer Review ProcessWiley guide to the ten steps of the peer review process.
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How To Navigate The Peer Review Process: A Guide to Peer Review Part 2Video that explains who does what and when during the peer review process.
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To publish or perish: How to review a manuscriptPractical tips for conducting peer review.
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Review by (non)peers as an opportunity for learning: a case study on the editorial process of papers by junior researchersThe authors learned about the review process and academic writing by analyzing the journal's editorial process.
