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How to be a good peer reviewer of scientific manuscripts
Author(s) -
Dhillon Paraminder
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the febs journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1742-4658
pISSN - 1742-464X
DOI - 10.1111/febs.15705
Subject(s) - cornerstone , flagging , publishing , originality , peer review , advice (programming) , quality (philosophy) , scientific publishing , field (mathematics) , psychology , medical education , computer science , medicine , political science , history , epistemology , law , social psychology , philosophy , archaeology , programming language , mathematics , creativity , pure mathematics
Peer review, the system by which manuscripts submitted for publication are evaluated by experts (peers) in a field, is the cornerstone of high‐quality scholarly publishing. By commenting on the originality, significance and completeness of submitted manuscripts, peer reviewers improve the standard of published work and play a key part in preventing flawed research from being widely distributed. This Words of Advice article highlights the importance of developing the skill of reviewing papers from early on in a scientific career and provides tips on navigating all stages of the process, as well as flagging some common mistakes.