Peer Review Recap, Part 3
I saw a few similarities between my peer’s thoughts and my own thoughts on the peer review process. I think that most of us really liked having the star system in the second review in comparison to having no system of review in the first peer review. I think that Angela was one person who was really on the same page as me, she said, “I think the star system is a good edition to the peer review, but I appreciate the comments more as I can see exactly what the reader means.” I think that’s one reason I really like the third review a lot more. Not only is there a rubric for grading papers, but also we can give and receive comments about specific questions.
I noticed that a lot of people liked having an outside reader. While I like it as well, it was also really stressful for me to find someone to read my paper. I hate asking people to do things for me, and when I don’t know who to ask it makes it even more difficult. So, I enjoyed not having that added stress this time around. As I mentioned in my first post, “I always feel as if my paper is better if someone who is an experienced editor reviews it,” and when that isn’t possible I would at least like to have someone who has decently passed an English class, review my paper.
