Peer review is foundational to our profession as scholars. But does anyone ever teach us how to provide effective peer review to our colleagues? And how do we interpret the mixed bag of peer review feedback that we sometimes receive on our book manuscripts, journal articles, and funding proposals?
On Dec. 13, 2024, Janet Salmons, Ph.D. led a Zoom session for the Corridor highlighting the importance of peer review, how to give constructive feedback to your colleagues, and how to deal with negative or conflicting reviews that you may receive. This session was inspired by her article, “When Peer Review Goes Right” (2022) in the Sage Research Methods Community.
The recording, slides, and resources from the workshop are available on the SU Office of Research Trainings and Presentations site.
Additional references:
- Rebecca Colesworthy: How to Respond (Politely) to a Negative Peer Review: Dos and don’ts for defending your scholarly writing from a harsh critique. Chronicle for Higher Education. January 15, 2025.
- T.J. Thomson, Lesley Irvine, and Glen Thomas: 3 Ways to Fix Peer Review: A new study of a year’s worth of peer reviews aims to improve how academics assess one another’s work. Chronicle for Higher Education. May 23, 2024.
- Sylvia Goodman: The Scholarly Skill Almost No One Is Teaching: A distinct lack of training in peer review has worsened the crisis in academic publishing. Chronicle for Higher Education. November 10, 2022.
- Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers. Committee on Publication Ethics. September 1, 2017.
This workshop was supported by the HF4: Corridor Futures & Initiatives Working Group.