Peer review: tips from field experts for junior reviewers

BMC Medicine

Jigisha Patel¹  Sabina Alam¹ 

[1]BioMed Central Ltd, 236 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB, UK

关键词: Training;    Peer review;    Junior reviewers;   

Others  :  1231066
DOI  :  10.1186/s12916-015-0512-3

 received in 2015-10-12, accepted in 2015-10-12,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

This 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. The aim of these articles is to provide an easy-to-use, quick reference for those who are seeking more guidance on how to peer review biomedical research papers. Unlike previous tips and guides on peer review, this series is the first to provide advice from experts for those in their specific fields.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Alam and Patel.

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