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How to review manuscripts

Your ultimate checklist when reviewing a paper
By Darren Sugrue     Posted on 25 May 2016

As a reviewer, you play a vital role in scholarly publishing. There are a lot of points to go through
and questions to consider as you read through a paper. For that reason we have created an
“ultimate” checklist to go through when reviewing a paper.

Quick Guide
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