How to Become More Involved in Peer Review

1. How to Become More Involved in Peer Review
• Why care?
• There is a shortage of high quality reviewers (Proliferation of Journals, increased
demands on the time of scientists and clinicians, lack of remuneration for voluntary
peer review)
• The quality of science that is reported depends on critical peer review
• Peer reviewers have a preview of advances in their field
• How to become involved?
• Accept invitations whenever practical; at least respond to invitations in a timely
manner
• Email the Associate Editor in your discipline to notify him/her of your interest and
your areas of expertise
• When performing a review, do not feel shy about asking the advice of senior
investigators

2. How to Become More Involved in Peer Review
• Why care?
• There is a shortage of high quality reviewers (Proliferation of Journals, increased
demands on the time of scientists and clinicians, lack of remuneration for voluntary
peer review)
• The quality of science that is reported depends on critical peer review
• Peer reviewers have a preview of advances in their field
• How to become involved?
• Accept invitations whenever practical; at least respond to invitations in a timely
manner
• Email the Associate Editor in your discipline to notify him/her of your interest and
your areas of expertise
• When performing a review, do not feel shy about asking the advice of senior
investigators

3. How to Become More Involved in Peer Review
• Why care?
• There is a shortage of high quality reviewers (Proliferation of Journals, increased
demands on the time of scientists and clinicians, lack of remuneration for voluntary
peer review)
• The quality of science that is reported depends on critical peer review
• Peer reviewers have a preview of advances in their field
• How to become involved?
• Accept invitations whenever practical; at least respond to invitations in a timely
manner
• Email the Associate Editor in your discipline to notify him/her of your interest and
your areas of expertise
• When performing a review, do not feel shy about asking the advice of senior
investigators

4. How to Become More Involved in Peer Review
• Why care?
• There is a shortage of high quality reviewers (Proliferation of Journals, increased
demands on the time of scientists and clinicians, lack of remuneration for voluntary
peer review)
• The quality of science that is reported depends on critical peer review
• Peer reviewers have a preview of advances in their field
• How to become involved?
• Accept invitations whenever practical; at least respond to invitations in a timely
manner
• Email the Associate Editor in your discipline to notify him/her of your interest and
your areas of expertise
• When performing a review, do not feel shy about asking the advice of senior
investigators