Vocabulary
This word means either A) a person can only clearly see objects that are close to them or B) not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future:
What is "short sighted"?
[THIS] is the best way to improve your writing
What is "peer review"
T/F - The process of peer review is easy, harmless, and quick.
F - "If it sounds like this peer review-process takes a lot of time and energy, it does."
Peer review can be done on paper, or electronically through a shared repository of documents that allows for commenting, like this software
What is "google docs"
This happen when a journal's editor decides that a piece is not appropriate for a journal, and it gets sent back
What is "desk rejection"?
These kind of materials should be prioritized for "authoritative academic sources" when writing for a research paper
T/F - In the professional peer-review process, you'll generally know who is reading your work and giving you feedback.
F - "One way that editors strive to ensure honest, fair feedback is to keep the identities of authors and reviewers anonymous"
Students often worry about giving this because they worry it will hurt the author's feelings
What is honest feedback
This means "including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive."
What is "warts-and-all"
This might happen if you're not careful with your peer review to fellow students.
Potential to offer unhelpful feedback that may be damaging.
This is what the author recommends doing first after getting a "reviewer two" style comment
"Editors and academic writers tend to call the person who writes such hurtful reviews 'reviewer two.'
A response from editors saying that they would like to see a new version of the submission that takes into account the feedback from peer reviewers.
What is "revise and resubmit request"?
This kind of mindset will help you to see yourself both as someone who believes you can learn to revise your writing and as someone with the ability to think critically about what has come your way.
What is a "growth mindset"?
T/F - There is no structured or planned way to deal with multiple or harsh forms of feedback or peer review, I just have to get stronger.
F - "You can also try turning the feedback you get from different readers into a formal plan for revision. This is an especially useful process if you have received what seems like contradictory advice."
What should we do before we offer any criticism in peer review?
(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name
What is "anonymous"?
Does the author agree with the following quote for peer reviewers?
"Remember: When people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right."When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong."
No, not entirely. "It's the job of a peer reviewer to identify what's wrong and to suggest how to fix it, so this quote might not seem to apply to peer-reviewed academic writing (But it is a helpful reminder that we need to think critically about suggestions).
T/F This article primarily deals with professional academic publishing, so it isn't relevant to me.
F - While it does deal with professional academic publishing, the author wants to point out the similarities between professional academics and what students can learn about peer review.
This is the key way we learn to improve our writing