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This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer , your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those of you interested in pursuing a research position in the Netherlands. If these posts raise your interest in working as a researcher in the Netherlands, even better - and feel free to fire away any questions you might have on this topic! In the past, we've mostly looked at the topic of academic writing from the perspective of the authors. From working on a writing habit , sustaining writing habits , working on several papers at the same time , writing academic books , setting the scene for deep work and writing and focused flow , and using a template for planning your time that facilitates writing and plan a semester accordingly. Today, we are looking at academic writing from a different perspective. As a journa...

I recently ran a poll on Twitter asking academics how often per year they review a paper. The topic did not spark that much discussion, but quite a number of people dit vote in the poll. What I learned is that the majority of people review a few papers per year, whereas some receive a few papers per month. I found these results interesting, since I am receiving more and more invites to review papers. I enjoy reviewing papers, since it means that I get to read the latest work out there, but at the same time, it's a time-consuming task. And I have the bad habit to postpone reviewing for the weekend, since it feels more like a personal responsibility. Here are some of my stats from Publons: [ View the story "On reviewing loads" on Storify ]

At some point during your PhD or in your years after your PhD, you will be asked to review a paper. I've done a fair amount of reviews by now, and have started to keep track of the reviews I write about a year ago by using Publons. You can see my Pulons profile here. If you receive an invitation to review paper, you need to ask yourself the following questions: 1. Do I have sufficient technical knowledge to review this paper? If not, can I recommend a colleague? 2. Do I have enough time to write this review by the deadline? 3. Do I have a conflict of interest that prevents me from writing an unbiased report? If you have the time and knowledge it takes to review the paper, and no conflict of interest, you can go ahead and review the paper. As you read the paper, you need to keep in mind how you will review the paper. A typical review report follows a certain standard form. If you know which elements you need to discuss in your review report, you can pay attention to these while you ...