Introduction to Dealing With Reviewer Comments
This track is the audio version of the first section of the class Dealing With Reviewer Comments. It includes the chapter "What is Peer Review?" from Peer Review (A Short Guide). It should be followed...
11 Nov 202227min
Confidence in the face of criticism
It's one thing to be confident about presenting your work. It's another altogether to be able to handle the Q&A, especially if it is critical. In this track I talk about how to manage the whole situat...
9 Nov 20225min
Confidence must come from within
If you lack confidence, external validation doesn't help because you question the judgement of whoever compliments your work. In this track, I suggest ways of building your self-confidence and summoni...
9 Nov 20225min
How you, as a peer reviewer, can contribute to a better process
Part of a short series addressing the issue of long review times, this track focuses on the role of the peer reviewer in the time it takes from submission to decision. Others in this series include "T...
6 Nov 20225min
The role of journal editors in long review times
Part of a short series addressing the issue of long review times, this track focuses on the role of the journal editor in the time it takes from submission to decision. I connect long review times to ...
6 Nov 20227min
The frustrations of peer review: Why is it taking so long?
Part of a short series addressing the issue of long review times, this track discusses reasonable expectations, how and when to ask about what's going on, and what to do if it's taking too long. Other...
6 Nov 20225min
Revision following peer review is a normal part of the scholarly writing process
This track addresses the frustration of dealing with reviewer comments post-peer review. It expands on the conversation with Katherine Firth to propose that we should consider being edited a normal pa...
6 Nov 20226min
Thoughts on "Untangling Academic Publishing"
My response to the report "Untangling Academic Publishing", written shortly after it was published in 2017. I summarize key points about the history of academic publishing, and propose things to ask y...
6 Nov 202212min
