Peer Review - Human Resource - Lecture Slides, Slides of Human Resource Management

Download Peer Review - Human Resource - Lecture Slides and more Slides Human Resource Management in PDF only on Docsity! The What, Why and How of peer Reviewing Docsity.com How journals work • Submit manuscript – now usually done online • Assigned to editor/associate editor • Decision to send for review or reject outright • Sent to reviewers (with timeline for review) • Reviews are examined, paper read by editor, discussion with editorial team; quality of reviews is rated by editor • Decision: Accept with revisions, R&R, reject • Authors revise, respond to reviewers comments • Possible re-review • Either more revisions, accept, or reject Docsity.com The peer review process • “Stand at the top of the stairs with a pile of papers and throw them down the stairs. Those that reach the bottom are published.” • “Sort the papers into two piles: those to be published and those to be rejected. Then swap them over.” Docsity.com Some positives about peer review • Some improvement in manuscripts – Clarity of data presentation – Focus of discussion • Important in guiding decisions by the editor • Role of community of science in advancing a field Docsity.com Role of reviewers • Methods expertise: – Are their any fatal flaws? – Were the appropriate methods used? – Was the analysis correct? • Content expertise: – Is this important at this time? – Is it new and innovative? – Does this move the field forward? – Are the appropriate references cited? • Ethical check: – Does this duplicate authors work or someone else’s • Make recommendations to the editor IN A TIMELY FASHION Docsity.com