14M168: Informative and Critical Peer Review for the ACR Journals: A Guide to Providing Excellent Peer Review of Manuscripts

Monday, November 14, 2022

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time

Location: Room 126

CE: 1

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for faculty have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Daniel White, PT, ScD

University of Delaware
Newark, DE, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Peer review is a cornerstone of scientific advancement. Additionally, conducting manuscript reviews improves the likelihood of having one’s manuscript accepted into a peer-reviewed journal. The Editors-of the ACR journals, Arthritis & Rheumatology, Arthritis Care & Research, and ACR Open Rheumatology, will provide tips on conducting effective reviews and on how to present one's own manuscripts for peer review.

Key aspects of reviewing basic, clinical, and socioeconomic studies and how best to communicate the points addressed will be covered. Attendees will also learn what editors expect in a review, how to conduct peer review in a manner that is helpful both to the author and to the editor, and how to best move a manuscript toward publication.

Learning Objectives:

Participants should be able to peer-review scientific manuscripts within a field of interest
Participants should be able to assess their own studies and manuscripts prior to submission in terms of clarity of message and importance of the findings
Participants should be able to describe the requirements and scientific preferences of the journals of the ACR

Presentations:

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Eastern Time

Goals and Principles of Manuscript Peer Review
Speaker: Patricia Katz, PhD – UCSF
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Eastern Time

How to Review Clinical Research Manuscripts for the ACR Journals
Speaker: Daniel Solomon, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Eastern Time

How to Review Basic Research Manuscripts for the ACR Journals
Speaker: Richard J. Bucala, MD, PhD – Yale University
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time

Q&A