Skills and Ethics for Reviewing Papers/Proposals

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Skills and Ethics for Reviewing Papers/Proposals

• GEO 518, Week 7

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A Proper Spirit

• To advance the science
• Vigilence, hard work, personal integrity
• More dialogue than confrontation
• Constructive rather than destructive
• Tough love

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A Code of Ethics for Reviewers

• Do unto others
• Treat with same care as your own work
• FIRST, point out positives
• What is interesting, useful
• Then point how material could be clearer,
  presented more effectively
• Be clear, specific, polite re criticisms

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A Code of Ethics for Reviewers

• Share references for works they may have missed
• Withdraw from reviewing if you dont have
  necessary background

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Helpful Tips

• Write legibly
• Use MS-Word Track Changes if author is
  comfortable with it
• Feel free to meet with each other