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As academics, we understand the vital role of feedback. We receive it from supervisors, students and peers. However, this type of 360-degree feedback is different from the business world as it can mean receiving evaluations from people we have never met. This is certainly the case with peer reviews for journal articles, where reviewer anonymity is often the norm.
Read MoreBecoming a peer reviewer for a major publication is a demonstration of selfless service, a willingness to give-back, and an assurance of quality to the literature that so many of us depend on. What matters to editors when selecting reviewers?
Read MoreMany journals are facing a chronic shortage of experts willing to review submissions, and early-career researchers are often seen as an easy solution to this problem. But for researchers at the start of their careers, it can be difficult to know what journals expect from a reviewer.
Read MoreSecuring a good quality review is now a huge challenge for Editors. With the rise in manuscript submissions, academics are receiving more invitations to review than ever before. As such, it can sometimes take 10 or more invites to even secure one quality review for a manuscript. It can begin to feel like a never-ending cycle of rejection.
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