Writing Constructive Peer Review Reports
In this post, we explain what you can gain from providing peer reviews and tips on how to write constructive reports.
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Navigating the Peer Review Process as an Author: 10 Steps to Converting Your “Revise & Resubmit” into an Acceptance
In this second post of our three-part series on navigating the peer review process, we provide a 10-step process to convert your “revise & resubmit” into an acceptance. At long last – after (im)patiently waiting for a determination on your manuscript submission, you receive an Outlook notification from the editorial office! You excitedly click open the email message, anticipating the
Read moreDemystifying the Peer Review Process
In this three-part series, we will demystify the peer review process, provide tips on how to increase your chances of success following a “revise and resubmit,” and explain how to prepare a constructive peer report. The peer review process is a universal source of anxiety and frustration for all scholars, from students to tenured professors. Conflicting reviews, reviewers who seem
Read moreA Call for Humility and Transparency on #AcademicTwitter
There are no words to describe the feeling of worthlessness that accompanies hearing about your peers’ awards, accolades, accomplishments, and achievements when you feel you have none of your own. Working as a scientist in academia can be challenging work. Scientific discovery is difficult without adding the various administrative tasks, teaching responsibilities, and miscellaneous assignments that comprise the whole of
Read moreA Few Tips on Avoiding Burnout in Academic Public Health
The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and the education of current and future professionals. This column presents some considerations and best practices for finding time to produce scholarship in the form of a manuscript or presentation. Burnout can affect anyone but can be more common in women and is
Read moreWhat Does a Manuscript Rejection Really Mean? (Probably Not What You Think)
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM As I’ve mentioned previously, science is a failure business. Whether it’s a manuscript, a job search, or a grant application, the odds are that you’ll experience one or more rejections on the way to success. But what does rejection mean in this context? Does it mean you’re a bad writer, a bad candidate,
Read moreBiden vs. Trump: Should Their Position on Public Health Drive Your Vote?
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM Single-issue voting is the phenomena where a voter will choose a candidate (or often a party) based upon their stance on an issue that is of central importance to the voter. The classic example is that of abortion rights. Since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision nearly fifty years ago, one struggles to
Read moreGrant Writing in Academic Public Health – Applying to the National Institutes of Health
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and the education of current and future professionals. This post offers advice on writing public health grants. In previous posts, I’ve covered the basics of grant writing and the identification of a funder for your work.
Read moreGrant Writing in Academic Public Health – The Funder
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and the education of current and future professionals. This post offers advice on writing public health grants. In my previous post in this series, I covered the basics of getting started on the grant writing process.
Read moreGrant Writing in Academic Public Health – The Basics
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and the education of current and future professionals. This post offers advice on writing public health grants. In a recent series, I laid out some considerations for conducting a successful job search to land a position
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