Whois Reviewer #2? Literally, Reviewer 2 is the anonymised moniker given to the second peer to review a research paper. In common parlance, Reviewer 2 can be summarised as possessing the following qualities:
A recent conversation with a colleague called to my attention the difference between high and low comments. High comments focus on things like theme, appropriate use of literature, methodological goodness-of-fit. Low comments concern things like grammar, spelling, maybe even structure. Most reviewer comments should focus on high comments with the understanding formatting and spelling will likely be handled by a copy editor.
ACS Reviewer Lab is a free, on-demand peer review training course, now available through the ACS Institute. Designed by ACS Editors, leading scientific researchers, and ACS Publications staff, this course provides real-life guidance on how to navigate tricky ethical situations, identify core criteria for evaluating manuscripts, and write a first-rate review. See below to register now for ACS Reviewer Lab in either English or Chinese, each of which presents the same content:
Completing all six modules will unlock the final assessment, which will evaluate your knowledge of the key concepts covered. Learners who pass the final assessment can opt to complete a survey to have a badge placed in their ACS Paragon Plus account, visible to ACS journal editors when inviting reviewers.
Whether you are new to peer review, looking to sharpen your skills, or actively mentoring the next generation of reviewers, ACS Reviewer Lab is a great resource. Learners who take this course will receive a certificate of completion and can request a badge indicating completion in ACS Paragon Plus.
We're committed to ensuring equity in our grant reviewer application process. If you're a reviewer with a disability and you require a reasonable accommodation during the application/review process, email the HRSA Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator or call
301-443-5636.
Reviewers are critical to our mission to see that NIH grant applications receive, fair, independent, expert, and timely scientific reviews. We appreciate the generosity with which reviewers give their time.
Employment
You have at least 1 year of experience as a fulltime faculty member or researcher in a similar role. Post-doctoral fellows are not eligible.
You must be an Assistant Professor or in an equivalent role. Because the program is focused on early career scientists, Associate Professors are not eligible.
Research
You show evidence of an active, independent research program. Examples include publications, presentations, institutional research support, patents, acting as supervisor of student projects.
You have at least 1 senior-authored research publication in a peer-reviewed journal in the last 2 years plus at least 1 additional senior-authored research publication since receiving a doctorate.
How it Works
The demand to serve as an ECR far exceeds what we can meet. You may serve as an ECR only once.
After you are accepted in the program, to increase your chances of reviewing, we encourage you to directly contact the SROs who run study sections in your field. The SROs are listed on the study section pages. They welcome your email!
Acceptance into the program means that your name is added to a database that Scientific Review Officers (SRO) use to find eligible reviewers in particular areas of science.
Use the ECR Application and Vetting System (EAVS) to enroll and update your information.
You must confirm your information yearly or it will be removed from the database.
Once accepted, you will remain in the program until you no longer meet the criteria above.
The system will email you on your anniversary date to update or confirm your qualifications.
To implement peer review, NSF depends upon the reviewer community for nearly 240,000 reviews per year. We try to limit the number of requests made to any single individual, recognizing the many demands our reviewers have on their time. Therefore, NSF strives to increase both the size and diversity of the pool of reviewers to ensure that the NSF merit review process benefits by receiving broad input from a variety of different perspectives. You can help by volunteering to review proposals in your area of expertise.
If you are selected as a reviewer, NSF will ask you to provide some demographic information on a voluntary basis1. Although submission of demographic information by reviewers is voluntary-and there are no adverse consequences if it is not provided-reviewers are strongly encouraged to provide this information to NSF. These data are used in the design, implementation, and monitoring of NSF efforts to increase the participation of various groups in science and engineering.
EPPI-Reviewer is an application for all types of literature review, including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, 'narrative' reviews and meta-ethnographies. It is suitable for small or large-scale reviews (with some of our existing reviews containing over a million items).
EPPI-Reviewer subscriptions include full support via email, and we aim to respond within one working day. (We are happy to assist with the software itself and how best to use it when conducting your reviews. Contact EPPI Support for all queries.)
NOTE: Cochrane / Campbell reviewers can use their Archie credentials to access EPPI Reviewer at no charge. (EPPI-Reviewer is part of the developing Cochrane information infrastructure, being a recommended Review Production Tool). For further information click here.
EPPI Reviewer 6 is the latest version of our software, running on any modern web browser without the need for any add-ons or other installation. It works across web-enabled devices including smartphones and tablets - useful for screening on the move!
We are always improving and refining the software and you can find details in our "Latest Changes" forum posts. Recent developments incorporated into ER 6 include integration with OpenAlex's database of over 200 million references, linking to Zotero libraries - allowing the builk import (and export) of PDFs, "wizards" to assist with setting up collaborative working, and new reporting functions such as the "Quick Question" Coding Report and Excel export.
Zotero libraries can now be linked to your reviews, allowing you to automatically find sets of PDFs online, bulk upload and download documents to and from your reviews, etc. Details can be found here.
EPPI Reviewer has integrated access to over 200 million OA bibliographic records of research articles, connected in a large network graph of concept & citation relationships: the OpenAlex dataset - updated regularly. See here for further information.
Second Edition! Including statistical synthesis, computer-assisted methods, data extraction, longitudinal and panel-type data; turn systematic reviews into recommendations for policy and practice.
We welcome applications from scientists, patients, caregivers, clinicians, policy makers, hospital and health systems, payers [insurance], purchasers [business], industry, researchers, and training institutions who are passionate and committed to serve as reviewers for PCORI.
We also welcome applications from reviewers with expertise for our targeted PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs). PCORI has used targeted PFAs to seek applications to improve asthma treatment in African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos, to examine obesity primary care obesity treatment options for underserved populations, and to study the effectiveness of transitional care in different healthcare contexts. We need reviewers with diverse perspectives and a range of expertise/experience to help us identify high-quality, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research applications submitted in response to all of our funding announcements.
Click here for more information about our current Merit Reviewers. Please note that we primarily recruit reviewers who reside in the United States and its territories to be good stewards by effectively managing the costs of our Merit Review process.
If you live in other countries in North America (Canada, Mexico) you are welcome to apply. We may recruit you to serve during a review cycle if you have expertise that is not represented by our current U.S.-based reviewers. If you live outside of North America, we cannot accept your application. Thank you in advance for understanding our effort to be good stewards of our funds.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute sends weekly emails about opportunities to apply for funding, newly funded research studies and engagement projects, results of our funded research, webinars, and other new information posted on our site.
At Sage, we value the work done by our peer reviewers in the academic community. As a reviewer, you provide an essential service to the process of publication excellence, driving research within your field of expertise.
The peer review process is essential to the development of research across all subject areas. As a reviewer, you can help authors to improve their paper and to further develop their knowledge. You also benefit from being able to read cutting edge research prior to publication and before anyone else in the field. Most importantly, as a reviewer you get the satisfaction of knowing you are contributing directly to the development of your chosen field.
To apply to become a reviewer please complete the reviewer application form on our website to be considered for the position. Reviewers are selected for their expertise and experience. As a minimum, we will only consider as reviewers those who:
Benefits of being a reviewer for our journals include a 25% discount on all books we publish. We also recognise the contribution that our reviewers make to the journal by announcing each year our Outstanding Reviewers who have made a significant contribution to the journal; who each receive a certificate of recognition from the editor.
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