Through thought-provoking lectures, discussions, and exercises, in this interactive workshop you will learn about:

• The role of peer review in the academia-policy-media ecosystem.
• How peer review has evolved to its present form over centuries.
• The major strengths and flaws of peer review.
• The empirical evidence for different types of biases and what is being, and could be, done to mitigate them.
• Recent innovations in peer review (at journals), and how AI is shaping processes.
• Who the editors and reviewers are, and what their role is, at different journals.
• The arguments and counter-arguments for why editors (particularly those at high-profile journals) have an important ‘gate-keeping’ function.
• Navigating the editorial process at journals most effectively, as an author.
• Dealing with rejection.
• Types of editorial decisions you could encounter and what you could or should do in response.
• Writing effective cover letters, rebuttals, and appeals.
• Knowing when it is appropriate to accept a request to review a paper.
• Understanding key ethical issues related to acting as a peer reviewer.
• Conducting an efficient and constructive review.
• Writing an informative, constructive, and professional review report.
• Handling disagreements with the editor, authors, and other reviewers, professionally.
• Perspectives and future outlook for peer review.

For more information about the content of the sessions, please see the course programme.

Instructor

Dan Csontos, Director of Elevate Scientific and Elevate Scientific Academy

Dan has over 25 years’ experience as a researcher, reviewer, and editor. He held editorial positions at Nature and Nature Physics, and was a freelance editor for Nature Communications. In his editorial roles, he was responsible for the editorial decisions on hundreds of research papers and handling the iterative peer review process. He also served as a reviewer for several journals during his postdoctoral years. In his current role at Elevate Scientific, he helps researchers develop and publish high-quality papers that make an impact. He holds a PhD in physics from Lund University.

This course is intended for early-career researchers at the junior PI, postdoctoral and advanced PhD student stages, working within any field of endocrinology and metabolism, including clinical, basic and translational work and/or interdisciplinary research connected to related fields.

The course participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note that you are not guaranteed a seat in the course if you do not meet the target group requirements. Priority is given to participants employed at Danish research and health institutions or life science industry, but some seats are reserved for participants employed at research and health institutions or life science industry abroad. If the event is overbooked, DDEA reserves its right to select participants based on the defined requirements.

Dinner registration

DDEA organises a networking dinner after the course on 10 October 2024. Participation in the dinner is free of charge. Please sign up for the dinner upon registration, and indicate whether you have any dietary requirements.

Accommodation

DDEA does not offer accommodation for this 1-day course.

Certification

A course certificate will be sent to participants upon request at the end of the course. Full participation is required to attain ECTS points.

Latest cancellation date & no-show fee

Please note that it is free of charge to participate in the event however DDEA will charge a no-show fee of 1000 DKK if you do not show up and have not unregistered from the event by 3 October 2024.