Psychologist Henry L. Roediger III gives some excellent advice for reviewing journals papers (two word summary: be nice!). Though a psychologist, his twelve tips should have applicability for all academic disciplines. An excerpt from his introduction follows:
Many critical skills needed for becoming a successful academic are typically not taught in graduate school, at least not in any formal way. One of these is how to review journal articles. Few students coming out of graduate school have much experience reviewing papers, and yet, at least for those students continuing on in research, reviewing is a skill that will be increasingly critical as their careers develop. In fact, being a good reviewer can greatly help a career. If a young psychologist becomes known as an excellent reviewer, he or she may be selected as consulting editor, then associate editor, and then perhaps the primary editor of a journal.
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Lindsay S. 12 tips on how to review journal articles. Academic Productivity. 2007. Available at: http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/12-tips-on-how-to-review-journal-articles/. Accessed September 3, 2010.
APA citation:
Lindsay, Shane. (2007). 12 tips on how to review journal articles. Retrieved September 3, 2010, from Academic Productivity Web site: http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/12-tips-on-how-to-review-journal-articles/
Chicago citation:
Lindsay, Shane. 2007. 12 tips on how to review journal articles. Academic Productivity. http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/12-tips-on-how-to-review-journal-articles/ (accessed September 3, 2010).
Harvard citation:
Lindsay, S 2007, 12 tips on how to review journal articles, Academic Productivity. Retrieved September 3, 2010, from <http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/12-tips-on-how-to-review-journal-articles/>
MLA citation:
Lindsay, Shane. "12 tips on how to review journal articles." 25 Apr. 2007. Academic Productivity. Accessed 3 Sep. 2010. <http://www.academicproductivity.com/2007/12-tips-on-how-to-review-journal-articles/>
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April 25th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Where are the 12 tips?
April 25th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Is there a link to the article or post?
April 25th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Ah, I was not using my usual bloging software, and the link went astray. It should be there now.
April 25th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
[...] via: Academic Productivity » 12 tips on how to review journal articles [...]
April 26th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
[...] (via Academic Productivity) [...]
February 14th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Reviewing journal articles is time consuming and sometimes onerous but ultimately it is a learning experience. We have set up a video journal website for pathology at http://www.PathLab.org and we have to review all the video material submitted. See http://www.PathLab.org for more information. Thank you
March 11th, 2008 at 6:57 am
thanks a lot….
August 12th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
where is the tips? haiyoo
August 12th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
damn…where is it!
September 12th, 2008 at 1:36 am
Yeah, where are the 12 tips. They would be pretty helpful right about now.
Jenny
September 12th, 2008 at 8:43 am
The link is in the above post, but in case you missed it:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2157
December 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I think day by day student research capability are improving.But all this is happening in big universities.Else student are wasted in other university.Give link for 12 steps.
July 6th, 2010 at 5:21 am
well, I need the tips
July 7th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Herman, just follow the link in the post.