On peer reviewing: how to nourish an author’s mind and win a JLDHE editor’s heart

Editors and publishers of scholarly journals rarely agree on what makes for a good publication; they do, however, agree on the need for a robust peer review process as a crucial means to judge the merits of potential publications. While fraught with issues and inefficiencies, a critical and support...

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Autores principales: Eleanor Loughlin, Alicja Syska, Gita Sedghi, Christina Howell-Richardson
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Publicado: Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/cbc6f9ec066e421b98e940ca0be807b8
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Sumario:Editors and publishers of scholarly journals rarely agree on what makes for a good publication; they do, however, agree on the need for a robust peer review process as a crucial means to judge the merits of potential publications. While fraught with issues and inefficiencies, a critical and supportive peer review is not only what editors rely on when assessing scholarship presented for publication but also what authors hope for in order to improve their work. Understanding how peer review may best serve all parties involved: authors, editors, and reviewers, is thus at the heart of this article. The analysis offered here is based on a session the Journal for Learning Development in Higher Education editors gave at the 2020 LD@3 seminar series, entitled ‘The Art of Reviewing’. It explores the different aspects of the peer review process while formulating recommendations regarding best practices and outlining JLDHE initiatives for supporting reviewers’ vital work.