How to write a thorough peer review

Scientists receive too little peer-review training. Here’s one method for effectively peer-reviewing papers, says Mathew Stiller-Reeve.

  1. Mathew Stiller-Reeve
    1. Mathew Stiller-Reeve is a climate researcher at NORCE/Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research in Bergen, Norway, the leader of SciSnack.com, and a thematic editor at Geoscience Communication.

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    Scientists do not receive enough peer-review training. To improve this situation, a small group of editors and I developed a peer-review workflow to guide reviewers in delivering useful and thorough analyses that can really help authors to improve their papers.

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