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Elsevier Certified Peer Reviewer Course

Training skill Research
Granted by أكاديمية إلسفير للباحثين Usual length A few hours spread over days Level Beginner to intermediate

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What it is

A free online course in peer reviewing for academic journals: what is expected of a reviewer, how to read a paper and assess its method, how to write a report useful to the editor and the author, and the ethics of review. Its syllabus was built with journal editors, and it ends with a certificate of completion. The same academy has other free modules on writing, publishing and choosing a journal.

Who it suits

Early-career researchers who want to start reviewing, faculty members invited to review without training in it, and members of conference scientific committees.

What it requires

Registration on the platform only.

How it is earned

Short modules, each followed by questions, taken at the learner's own pace; the certificate is awarded on completing the whole course.

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