Introducing the new AEPC Peer review course!
Peer review is a key component of scientific practice, yet many junior clinicians and researchers are asked to review manuscripts for the first time without formal guidance.
The AEPC Peer Review Course was created to address this gap by providing a structured and practical approach to manuscript review. Through direct teaching from experienced experts, the course aims to equip our young members with the skills needed to critically appraise scientific work and deliver high-quality, constructive feedback.
The course will consist of four online sessions, each lasting approximately 1 hour, scheduled one week apart.
The sessions will combine theoretical introduction and practical exercises on peer review.
Introduction to the peer review process and review of clinical cases, including key steps in evaluating a submission and examples of editorial decisions (immediate rejection, acceptance, and revisions).
Faculty: Philipp Sommer, Deepti Ranganathan
Practical session on clinical case review, with discussion of the participants’ assessments and feedback from editors.
Faculty: Philipp Sommer, Deepti Ranganathan
Introduction to the peer review process for scientific articles, including structure of a good review and examples of editorial decisions.
Faculty: Alessia Gimelli, Ina Michel-Behnke
Practical session on article review, with interactive discussion of participants’ reports and editorial perspectives.
Faculty: Alessia Gimelli, Ina Michel-Behnke
The course will be limited to 15 participants to allow interactive discussion and mentoring.
Only AEPC Junior members in good standing will be eligible to apply.
Participants will be selected through a motivation-based application.
Applications will be evaluated independently by two reviewers based on:
Applicants will be ranked according to their score.
The top 15 candidates will be accepted, while the remaining applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
Send your motivation letter & CV by Thursday 21 May to Linda Bosschers at the AEPC office (office@aepc.org).
You will be informed latest early June on acceptance for the course.