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A collection of free training and resources for peer reviewers of PLOS journals—and for the peer review community more broadly—drawn from research and interviews with staff editors, editorial board members, and experienced reviewers.
Are you thinking about being a peer reviewer but aren’t sure where to start? Are you concerned that you don’t have...
When you get an invitation to review a manuscript for a journal, what’s the first thing you should do? How do you...
What should you focus on when you review a scientific manuscript? This guide walks you through the process of reading a paper...
When you write a peer review for a manuscript, what should you include in your comments? What should you leave out? And...
Access video, templates, checklists and other customized tools for reviewers.
This video guides peer reviewers through the process of reviewing a scientific manuscript from start to finish. Watch here, or follow along...
Working on a peer review? Keep this checklist handy as you go through each step. Want a printable version of this checklist? Download....
Save or print this guideDownload PDF Think about structuring your reviewer report like an upside-down pyramid. The most important information goes…
As a reviewer, you are expected to uphold the integrity of the peer review process. Sound like an intimidating amount of responsibility...
As a reviewer, you have a crucial role in supporting research integrity in the peer review and publishing process. This guide outlines…
There is a growing appreciation of the importance of data storage, maintenance and sharing among the scientific research community.
What is Open Peer Review, and how is it different from other review models? Peer review is a pillar of scientific communication...
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