Navigating the Peer Review Process: A Guide for New Reviewers

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Course Description

This comprehensive course is designed for academicians, researchers, and health care professionals interested in contributing to the scientific community through the critical role of peer review. As a cornerstone of academic publishing, peer review ensures the integrity, quality, and advancement of research and clinical practice. This presentation will equip participants with the fundamental principles and best practices of peer reviewing manuscripts by discussing components of journal articles that should be evaluated, the role of the peer reviewer, the skills necessary to critically evaluate a manuscript, and how to provide feedback to authors and journal editors.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify key components of a journal article (e.g., abstract, introduction/background, study design, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion) that should be evaluated during the peer review process.
  2. Describe the role of a peer reviewer and the skills necessary for critically evaluating a manuscript.
  3. Explain how to provide clear, constructive feedback authors can use to improve their manuscript.
  4. Indicate what feedback should be provided to journal editors as part of the peer review process.

Target Audience

Individuals desiring information on how to effectively peer review scientific manuscripts for publication and provide constructive feedback to authors and journal editors are the intended audience of this knowledge-based, online course.

Faculty

Robert Haight, PharmD, BCPP
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Robert Haight, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Pharmacist | Forensic Services
Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center (SPRTC)
Saint Peter, MN
Clinical Pharmacist | Direct Care and Treatment
Southern Cities Clinic
Faribault, MN
Minnesota Department of Human Services

Dr. Robert Haight earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy in 1998 and completed a residency in Psychopharmacology Research at Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1999. Dr. Haight joined the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Psychiatry in 2001. In May 2020 he joined the Minnesota Department of Human Services in Forensic Services at the Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center. He also spends 50% of his time working with patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the Southern Cities Clinic through Minnesota Department of Human Services, Direct Care and Treatment. Dr. Haight is the SPRTC residency coordinator for the Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Program. His interests include the use of shared decision-making aids, psychotropic stewardship, and improving transitions of care by utilizing psychiatric pharmacy and medication therapy management teams.

Course Requirements

To receive ACPE credit for this session, you must:

  • Register for this course.
  • Complete the pre-test (if applicable) before starting the activity.
  • Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
  • Receive a passing grade (70%).
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 02/01/2024 - 02/01/2027
ACPE Contact Hours: 0.5
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-24-040-H99-P (Knowledge)
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ACPEThe American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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