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
Sommersemester 2024
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
Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

1. understanding of the structure of scientific publications
2. understanding of good scientific practice
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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