Reviewing a paper for a journal (peer review)

Practical tips, and recommendations on the attitude and style to adopt when writing a review of a journal article.

0:00 Introduction
0:42 Stick to your expertise
1:57 Be clear about major flaws
3:04 How can this be improved
3:30 Start with something positive
4:45 Be specific
5:17 Don't attempt to rewrite the paper
5:51 State what you like
7:04 Stay professional
8:31 This takes time!
9:30 End

Matthias Rillig, professor of ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, chats about life in academia.

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[guliyevshahriyar]

Very positive tips! Thank you very much.

[christiankost]

Thanks for this very nice video. I particularly liked the advice to also say what you likead about the paper. This is something that is done far too less and makes the whole process much more bearable. Will certainly recommend this to my students as well.

[VivekanandE-jg]

Hello Sir, nice video about reviewing journals. I'm a newbie to the research field, and your videos are most helpful. I would like to ask one question where can I find the sample reviews and how can I see other peer reviews on that particular paper