The Reviewer Academy of the Society of Critical Care Medicine: Key Principles and Strategic Plan

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Peta MA Alexander, Harvard University; Rebecca A Aslakson, University of Vermont; Erin F Barreto, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Jan Hau Lee, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital; Heather H Meissen, Emory University; Brenda M Morrow, University of Cape Town; Lama Nazer, King Hussein Cancer Center; Richard D Branson, University of Cincinnati; Kirby P Mayer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; Natalie Napolitano, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Meghan B Lane-Fall, University of Pennsylvania; Andrea Sikora, University of Georgia; Preeti R John, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; R Phillip Dellinger, Cooper University; Margaret Parker, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital; Andrew Argent, University of Cape Town; Adjoa Boateng, Stanford University; Thomas P Green, Northwestern University; Sapna R Kudchadkar, Johns Hopkins University; David M Maslove, Kingston General Hospital; Megan A Rech, Loyola University Medical Center; Lauren R Sorce, Northwestern University; Robert C Tasker, Boston Children’s Hospital; Tim Buchman, Emory University; Paul A Checchia, Baylor College of Medicine
• Language: English
• Date: 2023-06-21
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2023 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000005962
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Critical Care Medicine
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 9
• Start Page: 1111
• End Page: 1123
• Grant/Funding Information: Dr. Kudchadkar has received funding from NIH/NICHD (R01HD103811) and NIH/NIDDK (R01DK132348).; Ms. Napolitano receives funding from NIH (1R44HD105552, 1R21HD103927-01A1, 1R01HD106996) and FDA (5P50FD006427); Dr. Rech has received research funding from Spero Pharmaceuticals.; Dr. Alexander has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R13HD104432), Food and Drug Administration (FP01029501), US Department of Defense (W81XWH2210301), and unrestricted grants from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO); Dr. Mayer received support for article research from the NIH
• Keywords: research ethics; mentoring; peer review; interprofessional education (ipe); continuing education
• Research Categories: Education, Health; Health Sciences, Education

Abstract

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Reviewer Academy seeks to train and establish a community of trusted, reliable, and skilled peer reviewers with diverse backgrounds and interests to promote high-quality reviews for each of the SCCM journals. Goals of the Academy include building accessible resources to highlight qualities of excellent manuscript reviews; educating and mentoring a diverse group of healthcare professionals; and establishing and upholding standards for insightful and informative reviews. This manuscript will map the mission of the Reviewer Academy with a succinct summary of the importance of peer review, process of reviewing a manuscript, and the expected ethical standards of reviewers. We will equip readers to target concise, thoughtful feedback as peer reviewers, advance their understanding of the editorial process and inspire readers to integrate medical journalism into diverse professional careers.