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Tips and tricks for how to become a good reviewer

Year: 2023
Type: editorial
Abstract: Peer review is an essential process to ensure that scientific articles meet high standards of methodology, ethics and quality. The peer-review process is a part of the academic mission for physicians in the university setting. The work of reviewers is of great value for authors, as it gives constructive criticism and improves manuscript quality before publication. Often, however, reviews are of suboptimal quality. Usually, reviewers do not receive formal training either on how to perform a review or on the peer-review process. In addition, it is generally believed that experienced authors are great reviewers, but this may not always be true. The overarching goal of a review is to make the manuscript better; to help the authors. The purpose of this article is to offer relevant suggestions and provide a checklist on how to perform a useful review.
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-023-07595-6
Authors: Jonathan D. Hughes, Riccardo Cristiani, Michael T. Hirschmann, Volker Musahl, Karl Eriksson, Jon Karlsson
Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Health System, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Karolinska Institutet, University of Basel, Kantonsspital Baselland, Kantonsspital Baselland Standort Bruderholz, University of Gothenburg, Stockholm South General Hospital
Language: English
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4387327177
Cites: 9
Cited by: 8
Related to: 10