webinar in Career development

Give your career a boost with Peer Review: Case studies & personal insights

Dr. Jacob Wickham

This webinar will focus on Jacob Wickham's peer review personal experiences and case studies for career advancement.

1 hour

English

Video

Online, On-demand learning

Access on any device

Certificate on completion

What you learn

  • ✔ Your First Peer Review Experience – When does your first peer reviewer experience typically happen? Importance of Early Career peer reviewers to journals.
  • ✔ Learning the ropes: How to become an effective peer reviewer.
  • ✔ Making Peer Review work for you – How to advance your career with Peer Review
  • ✔ Getting Reviewer Credit – Publons and Peer Review Recognition
  • ✔ Case Studies – Relate personal experiences with Peer Reviewers

    • Description

    ​With over 15 years of professional experience in the USA and China as a researcher, and 8 years as editor, Jacob Wickham will talk about the important role early career peer reviewers play for journals. He will shed light on how to become an effective and impactful peer reviewer and how it contributes to your career development. The session, in addition, will touch upon recognition for peer review and its significance. Dr Wickham will also share personal experiences and case studies concerning pros and cons of peer review, tips to develop a career, the so called "Manuscript Treadmill", and the value of Peer Review during COVID-19. ​


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    Dr. Jacob Wickham

    Assistant Professor, Institute of Zoology at Chinese Academy of Sciences; Academic Trainer at Editage; Senior Editor at Integrative Zoology, with 10+ years of academic experience

    Dr. Jacob Wickham, Managing Editor of the journal Integrative Zoology, is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Zoology in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Entomology in Rutgers University. An award-winning and celebrated zoologist, Dr. Wickham has over 15 years of experience in academic publishing…

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