Peer Review Week

September 19th - 23rd, 2022

Contact: Erica Finch, USU Libraries | erica.finch@usu.edu

What is Peer Review Week?

Peer Review Week is a community-led yearly global virtual event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining research quality. The event brings together individuals, institutions, and organizations committed to sharing the central message that quality peer review in whatever shape or form it may take is critical to scholarly communication.

Why Peer Review Week at USU?

To emphasize the central role peer review plays in scholarly communication
To showcase the work of USU editors and reviewers
To share research and advance best practices

Peer Review Events: Monday, September 19th

Peer Review @ USU: STEM Panel

Monday, Sept 19, 2022, 11:30 – 12:30 pm | LIB 154 and Zoom

Join the USU Libraries for an invigorating panel discussion about the current peer review landscape, featuring faculty and graduate students from a range of disciplines. This moderated panel will explore what makes a good peer review, how to respond to and incorporate peer review feedback, and include time for audience Q+A. This event will be held in a hybrid format. Attend in-person in Room 154 of the Merrill-Cazier Library (Logan campus) or register below to attend via Zoom.

Panelists

Nick Dickenson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ricardo Ramirez, Biology
Sarah Klain Environment and Society
Sanghamitra Roy, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Peer Review @ USU: Humanities and Social Sciences Panel

Monday, Sept 19, 2022, 1:30 – 2:30 | LIB 154 and Zoom

Panelists

Sherry Marx, Teacher Education and Leadership
Colin Flint, Political Science
Ben Gunsberg, English
Teresa Ukrainetz, Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

Peer Review Events: Wednesday, September 21st

Peer Review @ USU: Avoiding Deceptive Publishers

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 12:30 – 1:30 | LIB 154 and Zoom

In this presentation, Scholarly Communication Librarian Erica Finch from the USU Libraries will share information about – and strategies for avoiding – deceptive and low-quality publishers. This talk will provide faculty and grad students from all disciplines with the tools they need to select the right home for their research and steer clear of journals with less than rigorous review practices. This event will be held in a hybrid format. Attend in-person in Room 154 of the Merrill-Cazier Library (Logan campus) or register below to attend via Zoom.

Peer Review Events: Friday, September 23rd

Don’t Be Reviewer 2: How to Review for Scholarly Journals and Conferences

Friday, September 23, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 | LIB 101

Almost every academic discipline engages in scholarly peer review. Peer review is high stakes work; reviewer feedback influences (often determines) whether manuscripts are published, and for many academics, keeping their job depends on publishing their scholarship. In other words, peer reviews have material, professional consequences. It’s surprising, then, that scholars are rarely trained in how to be a good reviewer. In this workshop led by Rebecca Walton, you’ll learn a practical heuristic for providing peer review feedback that is inclusive, helpful, and appropriate.