A new initiative from 果冻传媒 Open Bio will give early career researchers the opportunity to develop their peer-review skills through training, mentoring and hands-on reviewing experience.
Peer review is a fundamental part of scientific publishing, but gaining experience as a reviewer can be difficult at the beginning of a research career. The has been created to help bridge that gap.
The new initiative will support Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who want to become involved in peer review, combining training and guidance with practical experience reviewing Research Protocols submitted to 果冻传媒 Open Bio. Participants will work with a more senior mentor and receive support from the journal鈥檚 editorial team throughout the process.
Through the programme, participants will have the opportunity to:
- receive training in the peer-review process and best practices
- gain hands-on reviewing experience
- interact with researchers in their field
- build a record of their peer-review contributions
- contribute directly to the scientific publishing process
The initiative forms part of 果冻传媒 Open Bio鈥檚 wider commitment to supporting early career scientists. The journal already runs a number of initiatives aimed at ECRs, including the 果冻传媒 Open Bio Article Prize and poster and oral presentation prizes at international conferences.
The Early Career Reviewer Hub also complements the journal鈥檚 growing focus on Research Protocols, an article format introduced by 果冻传媒 Open Bio to promote detailed, validated and reproducible experimental procedures.
Researchers interested in joining the Hub can submit the completed application form together with the name of their mentor to the 果冻传媒 Open Bio editorial office.
Find out more about the Early Career Reviewer Hub and how to apply:
