"How to Peer Review" Course

Tuesday 9 September 2025, 15:00 - 18:00 EEST

Course Directors
Yasuko Maeda

Faculty
TBC (Editors of Colorectal Disease)

Venue
TBC

Registration Fee
€36 (including VAT)

Brief Description
This course is designed for those interested in taking up the role of peer-reviewer or people who have recently embarked on doing peer-reviews, to have an opportunity to polish their skills through interactive discussion with others and feedback from the current editors. Candidates preparing for the academic component of EBSQ and keen to develop skills of critiquing will also benefit from this course.
There will be a requirement to complete pre-course homework of reading and critiquing 3 papers online.
On the day of group workshop, you will have an opportunity to discuss your peer-review outcome with your fellow participants and the editor. There will be maximum 4 participants per editor to ensure deep-dive into peer-review and interactive discussion.

The deadline for expression of interest is 31^st August.

Programme

15:00 – 15:20	Introduction
15:20 – 15:35	Group Workshop Time to review & discuss 3 papers with your fellow participants and editor
15:35 – 18:00	Wrap Up and Behind the scene at Editorial Board
18:00	Course ends

Here's an idea of what you can expect from this interactive session with photos from #ESCP24 in Thessaloniki.

Note that the maximum attendance is limited to ensure one-on-one interaction.