Peer Review Workshop

This event is funded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures Interdisciplinary Research Support Award, University of Leeds.

Sylvia Jen, Kelli Zezulka, Manuel Farolfi, Itsna Dinurriyah

This half-day workshop (including lunch) is free and open only to PGRs in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures at the University of Leeds. Please use your university email address to register. Only register if you are able to attend the whole event. Contact us separately if you would like to attend but can only make it to one of the sessions. 
 
Two activities have been planned for the workshop which will benefit those wishing to improve their academic practice and/or to get involved in editorial peer review. We aim to demystify the peer review process and offer hands-on experience for those new to academic publishing.
 
Event timetable: 
11.00 – 12.30: Panel session with invited speakers 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch 13.30 – 15.30: Practical peer review session 
Panel session:
The aim of this session is to offer PGRs across the Faculty of AHC insight into the peer review process and to anticipate the challenges of traditional publishing practices as well as interdisciplinary and non-traditional practices. PGRs will hear from experienced reviewers/editors/publishers from different disciplines who will share their knowledge and tips relating to peer review. Speakers include: Freya Bailes (Music Psychology), Martin Iddon (Music), Dr. Mattias Revers (Media &amp; Communication), and Jamie Stark (PRHS). There will be time for questions following the panel interview.
 
Practical session:
The practical session will give the participants the opportunity to act as peer reviewers and also to respond to peer review. Participants will be asked to bring a printed copy of a short piece of writing that ideally can stand alone. 
For the practical workshop, please bring a printed copy of a short piece of writing that ideally can stand alone. Your writing should:
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<LI CLASS="x_MsoListParagraph">Be no more than 2,000 words (1,500–1,700 would be ideal)</LI>
<LI CLASS="x_MsoListParagraph">Include a title</LI>
<LI CLASS="x_MsoListParagraph">Include 3–5 keywords</LI>
<LI CLASS="x_MsoListParagraph">NOT INCLUDE your name or any other way of identifying you as the author</LI>
<LI CLASS="x_MsoListParagraph">Be 1.5 or double spaced and in 12pt font</LI>
<LI CLASS="x_MsoListParagraph">Follow Leeds Harvard style (<A HREF="https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1402/referencing/50/leeds_harvard_introduction" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1402/referencing/50/leeds_harvard_introduction</A>)</LI>
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Time will be given to peer reviewing each other's work, giving participants a chance to practise reviewing and also to receive feedback on their writing. If you require the writing sample to be supplied in an alternative format (e.g. large print, on coloured paper), please let us know in advance.
 
The practical session will be followed by a discussion and reflection on the process and responses.

Research Meeting Room 1, Edward Boyle Library, Level 13

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