Effects of training on quality of peer review: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effects of training on the quality of peer review.

Design

Single blind randomised controlled trial with two intervention groups receiving different types of training plus a control group.

Setting and participants

Reviewers at a general medical journal. Interventions Attendance at a training workshop or reception of a self taught training package focusing on what editors want from reviewers and how to critically appraise randomised controlled trials.

Main outcome measures

Quality of reviews of three manuscripts sent to reviewers at four to six monthly intervals, evaluated using the validated review quality instrument; number of deliberate major errors identified; time taken to review the manuscripts; proportion recommending rejection o

SUBMITTER: Schroter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC381220 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature