The editorial process: Peer review

Doing peer review and receiving feedback: impact on scientific literacy and writing skills

“…In conclusion, peer review is an effective teaching/ learning approach for improving undergraduate Human Physiology majors' knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding science and scientific writing. peer review; scientific writing; science literacy; student perceptions; human physiology PEER REVIEW is the process by which research findings are evaluated for quality, significance, and originality by experts in the field (3,5,29,41,44). It is vital to the practice and progress of science (2,3,26,40,51); however, it is not without well-documented flaws (3, 6).…”

“…PEER REVIEW is the process by which research findings are evaluated for quality, significance, and originality by experts in the field (3,5,29,41,44). It is vital to the practice and progress of science (2,3,26,40,51); however, it is not without well-documented flaws (3,6).…”