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Category Archives: refereeing
peer reviewing your first paper
Patter now has over 800 posts. It’s pretty hard to find things on here, even when you know what you’re looking for. Some of the elderly posts are, I hope, still useful. I’ve decided to start an occasional ‘best of’ … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, feedback, journal article, peer review, refereeing, reviewing, reviews
Tagged journal article, peer review, reviewing a paper
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there’s no such thing as a free publication
This is a story told against myself. It’s about doing something that I really, really shouldn’t have done. Before I go on I will just say that the story is actually pretty trivial in the overall state of the world, … Continue reading
Posted in journal, journal editor, refereeing, temptation
Tagged major revisions, Pat Thomson, temptation, the quick publication
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a case of conflicting reviewer comments
So you’ve sent the paper into the journal and now the referee comments are in your in-box. You finally pluck up the courage to open the email and what do you find? Contradictory comments. Not helpful. Not at all. We … Continue reading
Posted in conflicting reviews, journal, journal editor, peer review, refereeing
Tagged conflicting reviews, editor, journal, Pat Thomson, peer review
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seven reasons why journals reject papers
I’ve written about rejections several times, and most of this is scattered throughout the blog, so I thought it might be helpful to amalgamate the most important points together. All in one place. There are some very common reasons why … Continue reading
Posted in journal, premature publication, publishing, refereeing, rejection, writing, writing research
Tagged journals, Pat Thomson, reasons for rejection
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refereeing a journal article. part 3. writing the feedback
Having read the article carefully, and decided whether it’s accept without change, revise and resubmit or reject, there is now the task of writing the feedback to the author/s. There are four things to keep in mind when writing feedback: … Continue reading
Posted in feedback, journal, peer review, refereeing
Tagged academic publishing, feedback, Pat Thomson, peer review, refereeing
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refereeing a journal article. part 2: making a recommendation
Journals always ask reviewers to recommend whether an article should be published as is, or whether the writer should do small or large revisions. They also ask if the article should be rejected outright. Making a publication recommendation can feel … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, journal, peer review, refereeing, rejection
Tagged acceptance of publications, Pat Thomson, refereeing, rejection of articles
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refereeing a journal article. part 1: reading
So you’ve just got an article to review and you’re not sure how to go about it. Before even beginning to read, the first thing to get clear about is the STANCE you have to take as a reviewer. Once … Continue reading
Posted in journal, peer review, reading, refereeing
Tagged conflict of interest, critical stance, journal article, Pat Thomson, peer review, refereeing
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