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ReviewLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2024

How to be a good reviewer: A step-by-step guide for approaching peer review of a scientific manuscript.

Ahmad R Sedaghat, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Wytske J Fokkens, Timothy L Smith, Michael G Stewart, Romaine F Johnson

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Review in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ahmad R SedaghatDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati Ohio USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-2325
Manuel Bernal-SprekelsenDepartment of ORL, Hospital Clinic University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain.
Wytske J FokkensDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Amsterdam University Medical Centres Amsterdam The Netherlands.
Timothy L SmithDivision of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, Oregon Sinus Center Oregon Health & Science University Portland Oregon USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-7083
Michael G StewartDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College New York New York USA.
Romaine F JohnsonDepartment of Otolaryngology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2322-5347

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The peer review process is critical to maintaining quality, reliability, novelty, and innovation in the scientific literature. However, the teaching of scientific peer review is rarely a component of formal scientific or clinical training, and even the most experienced peer reviewers express interest in continuing education. The objective of this review article is to summarize the collective perspectives of experienced journal editors about how to be a good reviewer in a step-by-step guide that can serve as a resource for the performance of peer review of a scientific manuscript. Methods: This is a narrative review. Results: A review of the history and an overview of the modern-day peer review process are provided with attention to the role played by the reviewer, including important reasons for involvement in scientific peer review. The general components of a scientific peer review are described, and a model for how to structure a peer review report is provided. These concepts are also summarized in a reviewer checklist that can be used in real-time to develop and double-check one's reviewer report before submitting it. Conclusions: Peer review is a critically important service for maintaining quality in the scientific literature. Peer review of a scientific manuscript and the associated reviewer's report should assess specific details related to the accuracy, validity, novelty, and interpretation of a study's results. We hope that this article will serve as a resource and guide for reviewers of all levels of experience in the performance of peer review of a scientific manuscript.

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PMID38835335
PMCPMC11149763

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