Obligations for Reviewers
August 22, 2009 by Prof. David M. Schultz
Filed under Blog, Reviewing
The American Geophysical Union, following the lead of the American Chemical Society, developed a list of obligations for reviewers. Inasmuch as the reviewing of manuscripts is an essential step in the publication process, every scientist has an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing. A chosen reviewer who feels inadequately qualified or lacks the […]
Should I Write Multiple-Part Papers?
August 19, 2009 by Prof. David M. Schultz
Filed under Blog, Featured, Writing
As editor and reviewer, I am often confronted by authors writing multiple-part manuscripts—linked manuscripts that have the titles something like this: “The Springfield Blizzard on 12 November 1978. Part 1: Observations” “The Springfield Blizzard on 12 November 1978. Part 2: Modeling.” These types of manuscripts rarely review well. Reviewers typically offer suggestions on where bloated […]
