Business The test… The peer reviews…

“Peer Review” Major Concepts of Peer Review (in actual scientific literature) Writing an article Choosing a journal Open calls for articles General topics Submitting your article

“Peer Review” Journal Editors – roles and who they are Journal Reviewers – roles and who they are Back to author Outright reject Initial reject but critical revisions needed Minor revisions needed Outright accept

“Peer Review” Back to the editor 2nd round? Authors’ Proof Publication And maybe back to reviewers (editor’s discretion) 2nd round? Authors’ Proof Publication

“Peer Review” How to evaluate Peer reviewers Major question Scope Writing ability (how well did they present the material) Methods, Methods, Methods How did they analyze Interpret? Conclude? Sufficient review of material (in intro or discussion)

“Peer Review” How should readers evaluate Consider the journal ”Impact Factor” Consider the authors ”First” vs “last” authors Consider the university Consider the research itself

“Peer Review” How should you evaluate your peers…