Tutorial on How to review scientific papers


A 2-session tutorial, titled "The reviewer doesn't understand & is wrong! Transitioning into the reviewer's shoes", for students that just started their PhD or wanted to gain more insights on the reviewing process and guidelines towards the preparation of high-quality reviews. Aims of the tutorial include understanding the reviewer role and reviewing process as an intermediate step for better writing research papers, mindset shift to be the reviewer of your own papers and colleague papers, and how to structure constructive and polite feedback for high-quality reviews with two 4-page published papers. The tutorial includes tips and guidelines from existing resources in journals, conferences, and blogs. The tutorial was delivered internally to the research group, and was followed by a throughout and individual feedback on the written reviews.