Peer Review in Academia

Citation

Meijer A & Webster W (2025) Peer Review in Academia. Information Polity, 30 (1), pp. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/15701255251323442

Abstract
First paragraph: For most of us, when we start our academic journeys we do not realise the fundamental role played by peer review in academia. Reflection and critical analysis are critical skills that that we ‘fine tune’ throughout our academic lives, and whilst we quickly become aware of the role of peer review in publishing, what is less obvious is the way peer review is embedded in a whole raft of academic tasks and practices. As your career evolves you may find yourself reviewing book proposals, grant applications, completed research projects, applications for doctoral research, job applications, applications for sabbaticals, teaching assessments, staff appraisals, annual progress reports, etc., etc., as well as submitted journal manuscripts and commenting on conference papers. Of course, not all academics are doing all of these tasks all of the time, this may depend on your role/position and experience.

Journal
Information Polity: Volume 30, Issue 1