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Promise and Peril

Promise and Peril. Peer Review as an Act of Revision. Which articles would you rather read?. A. B. C. D. Why does peer review matter?. Benefits of Peer Review: Actual. Peer Review and Revision. Benefits of Peer Review: Practical. Peer Review and Revision.

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Promise and Peril

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  1. Promise and Peril Peer Review as an Act of Revision Peer Review and Revision

  2. Which articles would you rather read? A B C D

  3. Why does peer review matter? Peer Review and Revision

  4. Benefits of Peer Review: Actual Peer Review and Revision

  5. Benefits of Peer Review: Practical Peer Review and Revision

  6. Benefits of Peer Review: Ethical • “Most of us work hard to understand—at least until we decide that a writer failed to work equally hard to help us reach that understanding, or, worse, has deliberately made our reading more difficult than it has to be…We write ethically when as a matter of principle, we would trade places with our intended readers and experience what they do as they read our writing.” (Williams, 2005, 178-179) Peer Review and Revision

  7. Goal of Review and Revision: Peer Review and Revision

  8. What do expert academic writers do? • Make a compelling case for why their studies need to be conducted [Introduction] • Put effort into explaining how their work contributes to the field [Body, Discussion] • Write with multiple audiences in mind – fellow experts and less expert readers [a.k.a., writing style] • Define constructs early [lit review] • Craft clear links between ideas [connection words] • Present complex ideas unambiguously in figures [labeled] • Provide organizational guideposts [subheadings, topic sentences, transition words]

  9. Process of Peer Review • Marking Hard Copy • Mark text with lines, brackets, and arrows • Mark text using a pencil • Marking Electronic Copy • Set “Track Change” options to always include balloons and lines pointing to changes and comments: • Read whole first • Mark sections • Comment on problem • Discuss with author Peer Review and Revision

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