First, let us address the elephant in the room. Is it your first-time as a peer reviewer? Have you been thinking about listing yourself as one but have no idea where to start? Do you feel less confident about the purpose of contributing to Peer Review?
If any of the above resonates with you, read on….
The world of Peer Review is intriguing as well as rewarding. Most important to understand is that it is an accepted part of membership in the academic community. When you become a Peer Reviewer, you are also contributing to improving a manuscript prior to publication and act as a gatekeeper for quality in an area of research that you know and care about.
Let us quickly look at five basic reasons why becoming a Peer Reviewer is important for you
Reason 1: Becoming a Peer Reviewer equals being an expert in your field of specialisation. Just think about the value it adds to your reputation and career graph! Awesome isn’t it?
Reason 2: Peer Reviewing manuscripts allows you to significantly add to your knowledge and sharpen your understanding of your subject area. That in turn will speed up your chances of publishing your paper faster
Reason 3: It is a great skill to build as it allows you to stay abreast with the latest cutting-edge research and build new connections to collaborate. That is so great!
Reason 4: While Peer Reviewing builds on your critical thinking skills, it also helps you learn to spot common mistakes faster. And that, my friend, will help you enormously in authoring your own papers better. How’s that!
Yes, I want to be a formidable Peer Reviewer. Tell me how?
The Vikramshila platform is on a mission to create the largest database of Peer Reviewers and Publishing Editors.
We aim to connect the vast community of researchers and professors on one platform, building each other’s work and determining what is publishable and hence noteworthy.
We understand how important building your profile is to you. When you Peer Review with us, we are happy to inform your supervisor as you finish a project with us if you’d like.
Join Vikramshila today to get an early view of exciting new research happening in your field.
When you join the movement, you join the opportunity to build your profile and connect to research professionals across the world.
As a bonus, every Peer Reviewer joining the platform automatically qualifies to be an Open Post Publishing Reviewer with us!
Ways to feel awesome, eh?