Lecture "Peer Review Process" with Q&A Session "Ask an Editor"

Prof. Dr. Jens Mittag, CBBM
Senior Editor for Journal of Endocrinology / Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
Senior Editor for Nature Scientific Reports

Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 15:00-16:30
CBBM, 2.OG, Besprechungsraum 5

Goal:

The major objective of the activity is to understand what is going on behind the scenes of a journal, how the peer review process works and how the authors of a manuscript can contribute to facilitate this process. We will also discuss examples where the peer-review system has been abused, what journals do to avoid abuse, detect scientific misconduct and ensure a good peer review. In the end, any questions of the participants regarding peer review, scientific journals, impact factors or manuscript submission will be discussed.


Content:

- the editorial process after submission
- the selection of reviewers
- the assessment of the reviewer’s comments and the final decision
- problematic submissions and attempts to undermine the review process
- scope and impact factors of journals


Formats:

- lecture
- interactive discussion