Utilizing Peer Feedback

The next step in the publication process for me was peer review arranged by the journal I submitted to. It is a student-run journal, so the responsibility of both arranging and executing peer review falls to students. Students have courses and exams that can take up a lot of their time, so the feedback took … Read more

First Draft Matchmakers

As part of my ongoing series on how I’m publishing my first peer-reviewed journal article, today I’m talking a bit more about peer review. Last time I talked about getting feedback from my peers in the academic program I’m in. That feedback has been very helpful, and my writing is better for it. That said, … Read more

Peer Pre-Review

As one of my academic goals for this year, I’m working towards my first peer reviewed academic journal publication. I’m nervous about this for a lot of reasons. I’m still a student, so how could I possibly know what I’m talking about? English is not my first language, so what if I screw up my … Read more