This expert advice comes from Amy Forrester - Managing Editor, Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
Peer review is commonly accepted as an essential part of scientific publication and involvement in the peer review process is often necessary for career advancement. It would benefit graduate students to obtain some experience with the peer review process to further their professional development or assist a potential employer in selecting among many otherwise similarly qualified candidates.
Below are a few accepted means to becoming involved with scholarly peer-review.
Graduate students must balance their involvement in the peer review process with the need to publish their own work. This challenge explains why more advanced graduate students are typically more involved in the peer review process.
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About the author: Amy has 12 years of experience working for the editorial division of ProQuest. She currently manages Sustainability: Science, Practice & Policy, an open access, online, peer-reviewed journal.