About FEMS Microbes and an introduction to peer review manuscripts
Channel: FEMS Microbiology
Date: 2022-05-11

The Editors-in-Chief of FEMS Microbes discuss in a webinar with Early Career Scientists how to peer review manuscripts. Part (1 of 3)

00:00 About FEMS Microbes
02:00 How to review a manuscript 

Watch Part 1: About FEMS Microbes and an introduction to peer review - https://youtu.be/Go3FuUvJLCs
Watch Part 2: A two-step approach to peer review manuscripts - https://youtu.be/WV6AU6kLAaQ
Watch Part 3: How to write a peer review & getting recognition - https://youtu.be/nR5QFLgEX9U

Find resources on Peer Review on the FEMS Opportunities Board - https://fems-microbiology.org/categories/resources/peer-review-resources/

FEMS Microbes page at Oxford University Press - https://academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes

About the Transparent Peer Review options in FEMS Microbes - https://fems-microbiology.org/about_fems/network-and-activities/journals/for-reviewers/#transparentpeerreview
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Take home messages for ‘How to peer review’:

When receiving requests to review
• Feel free to say no and to indicate the reason why. Editors-in-Chief appreciate honest feedback.
• Feel free to suggest an alternative reviewer. A colleague of yours might appreciate the chance to review a manuscript, and Editors-in-Chief are grateful for your suggestion
• Be aware of Conflict of Interests for reviewers

While reviewing
• Feel free to indicate for which parts of the manuscript you don’t have the expertise to review
• Use a two-step approach in analysing the manuscript - https://youtu.be/WV6AU6kLAaQ
• Write a summary of the manuscript as introduction to your review. This will help you structuring your review and indicates to the Editors-in-Chief that you have a good grasp of the manuscript
• Write a review you’d like to receive

When submitting a review
• You can submit confidential comments to the Editors-in-Chief if needed
• Be aware of the Transparent Peer Review option. Authors can choose to publish the reviews and rebuttals; reviewers can choose to attach their name to their reviews
• You can get recognition of your review - https://youtu.be/nR5QFLgEX9U

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