petersuberSep 1, 2024

In December 2021 I started a #Twitter thread on using #preprints to teach #students how to do #PeerReview.
https://x.com/petersuber/status/1476571769897107457

I no longer post on Twitter but want to continue that thread here on #Mastodon.

Here's a rollup of the Twitter thread.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1476571769897107457.html

Watch this space for updates.

Peter Suber (@[email protected]) (@petersuber) on X

Are any profs using #preprints to teach grad students how to do #peer_review? If so, are any profs encouraging students to submit their reviews to open-peer-review journals? These Qs were prompted by this good article on a slightly different topic. https://t.co/dc4VtMMUr5

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Update. This study used a different method to teach students how to do #PeerReview — using the open referee reports from journals using #OpenPeerReview. But it reviews some of the literature on using #preprints to teach peer review.
https://www.ajpe.org/article/S0002-9459(24)10987-4/fulltext
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Update. The Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine launched a "junior reviewer program" in 2011. The program trains #ECRs to do #PeerReview and operates on #preprints from willing authors. After feedback from the junior reviewers, 64% of reviewed manuscripts were accepted for publication. 94% of the authors said "the service met or exceeded their expectations and 84% would recommend the service to a colleague."
https://academic.oup.com/ajhp/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ajhp/zxae298/7819199
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Update. A group of ophthalmology & optometry journals & the National Eye Institute will soon launch a program to train early-career researchers (#ECRs) to do #PeerReview. "Each [Fellow] will be assigned 2 different journals for 1-year terms. Fellows will be paired with mentors from the journals’ editorial boards & will review at least 4…submissions [#preprints] each year. [These reviews will] supplement and not replace the usual reviews performed by other reviewers."
https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2800639
Peer Review in Ophthalmology: A Collaborative Approach to Training the Next Generation of Reviewers | IOVS | ARVO Journals

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Update. Ella August and Andrew Brouwer describe a three-step process for teaching #PeerReview to #ECRs.
https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/53/6/dyae154/7906463
How to write an effective journal peer review using a staged writing approach: a best-practice guide for early-career researchers

Abstract. Journal peer review is a gatekeeper in the scientific process, determining which papers are published in academic journals. It also supports auth

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Update. Nicholas Zyromski and David Stewart describe a method for teaching #PeerReview to surgical residents.
https://www.surgopensci.org/article/S2589-8450(24)00143-X/fulltext
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Update. "Peer review is a cornerstone of academic publishing, but essentially no formal training exists at the [undergraduate] or graduate medical education levels to prepare trainees for participation in the process as authors or reviewers. This clinical research primer presents an introductory set of guidelines and pearls to empower trainee participation in the peer-review process as both authors and reviewers."
https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2554-2357

#ECRs #Medicine #PeerReview

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Update. Here's another piece on teaching #PeerReview to #ECRs. In this case, the recommendation is for junior and senior scholars to review new work together.
https://www.cell.com/trends/cell-biology/fulltext/S0962-8924(25)00066-2
Apr 17, 2025 at 6:07pmWeb
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Update. _Nature Structural & Molecular Biology_ is "now offering all [its] reviewers the opportunity to invite an early career researcher to formally co-review manuscripts with them."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41594-025-01727-x

#ECRs #PeerReview #ScholComm

Peer review for early career researchers - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Participation in peer review is essential training for all scientists. We are now offering all Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reviewers the opportunity to invite an early career researcher to formally co-review manuscripts with them.

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