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What is your approach to reviewing a paper that falls outside your direct ex...
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Reviewers sometimes receive manuscripts outside their core specialisation. Reviewing such papers requires extra care to avoid unfair or shallow assessments. How do you responsibly review work that is only partially inside your expertise?
Donald Thomas, Dennis Campbell and 22 others5 Comments-
Focus your assessment on methodology and clarity aspects you can genuinely evaluate.
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Read relevant background literature quickly before forming strong judgements.
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Explicitly state which parts you feel less qualified to judge.
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Recommend additional reviewers when you identify gaps in your own expertise.
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Do not reject a paper simply because it uses unfamiliar approaches.
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