790405 Review, Revision & Resubmission for Doctoral Candidates (in Eng.)

Art
Vorlesung und Übung
Semesterstunden
2
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Buyel, Johannes , Pröbstl-Haider, Ulrike
Organisation
Angeboten im Semester
Wintersemester 2024/25
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch
Lehrinhalt

content
1.Actors – Who are the players involved in a review process
1.1.authors, editor in chief, editor, reviewer, editorial manager, publisher
2.Before the submission process – What you need to consider, what you should keep in mind
2.1.journal scope -> topical collection vs journal, selection of suitable journal -> open access vs fee-for-service -> costs
2.2.use of pre-print servers -> conflict with plagiarism check
3.The submission – More than formalities
3.1.submission requitements, formats
3.2.check for completeness -> cover letter, main text, author approvals
3.3.plagiarism check -> flagging, software tools -> impact of large language models
3.4.initial quality control -> scope, novelty
4.Initiating the review – How to recruit reviewers
4.1.declines, non-responder, using editorial board member and peers
4.2.reviewer communication -> delays, non-responder
5.The review criteria – Assessing quality, novelty, scope, language,…going for the first round
5.1.example manuscripts with broad spectrum of mistakes
5.2.evaluation criteria -> figure quality, statistical analysis, controls, plausibility, references, quantitative results
6.The evaluation – Integrating reviewer feedback, author rebuttal…going for the second round
6.1.accept, minor revision, major revision, reject but re-submit, reject
6.2.revision -> how to handle reviewer comments (read, rest, respond), revision formats (table, list), rebuttal, personal biases, track-changes, reviewer re-invitation (or only editorial decision)
6.3.integration of reviewer feedback and handling editor comments
7.The final decision – Accept, reject, transfer
7.1.reject (plan B for authors), reject but resubmit, accept, language editing
8.The aftermath – Proofs, copyright, credit
8.1.proofs -> online, pdf, typical corrections -> incomplete references, coherence of reference list and in-text citations, figure formatting, copyright of content -> recycling of material from previous publications, especially doctoral thesis, reviews etc.
8.2.publication type -> open access vs fee for service -> copyright, payment
8.3.reviewer credit -> crediting platforms, name disclosure, reviewer comment disclosure -> benefits and drawbacks
Lehrziel

The students are able to understand the relevance of the review process. They have insights into the structures within a journal and the decision making process behind. They are able to respond to a scientific review and to write a review in their respective research field.
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