What is it about?
Performing high-quality reviews reflects a generous collegial spirit and is a form of “paying it forward.” We first share some holistic perspectives offered by Andrea D. Ellinger, Valerie Anderson, and Jon M. Werner regarding what qualities constitute a high-quality review for Human Resource Development Quarterly. We then include very specific points about aspects of manuscripts that reviewers should attend to, points and observations offered by Claire Gubbins and Mary Lynn Lunn. We then present some “point-by-point” articulations from Kim F. Nimon and Maura Sheehan that may be helpful for reviewing quantitative articles. Next, we offer some sources that may be useful for ensuring that qualitative manuscripts have been carefully examined. We conclude with some overall thoughts about the peer review process.
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Why is it important?
It is important for peer reviewers to be honest, respectful, developmental, and timely, i.e., quick (enough) in providing useful feedback.
Perspectives
One challenge I faced as a journal editor was in finding enough qualified reviewers to accept the invitation to review articles, and then to see that meaningful reviews were, in fact, provided. This editorial provides much valuable insight, especially to newer reviewer, but really for everyone who reviews journal manuscripts.
Professor Jon M Werner
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
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This page is a summary of: The Generous Spirit of the Peer Review Process: Perspectives and Insights From theHRDQEditorial Team on Providing High-Quality Reviews, Human Resource Development Quarterly, December 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.21176.
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