Peer review, science, young investigators feelings and frustrations

Revisão por pares: um processo científico em constante aprimoramento

“…In fact, a recent editorial pointed out that for every article submitted, an author should be available to review two or three articles of their peers 9 . It is also a unique opportunity to know new articles before they are published to learn with different peers how to deal with the scientific process 12 . Especially rich in learning is the chance to read the comments of other reviewers and editors, answers and new versions of the articles submitted by authors after assessments and the process operationalization by the journal back-office, which will certainly help you in your next submission as an author.…”

“…Regardless of academic discussions about merits and shortcomings of this process [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] , including those recently published in Brazilian medical journals 11,12 , peer-review is now universal in higher-quality journals. Interestingly, this process is rarely taught, practiced or discussed during the higher-level academic formation [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] or even by the researcher or scientist, and, it is, in fact, very little scientifically validated 1,5,6 .…”