Revista Cubana de Estomatología (Oct 2018)

A reviewer's guide for management of the Open Journal System in the Cuban Journal of Dentistry

  • Alain Manuel Chaple Gil,
  • Josefa Dolores Miranda Tarragó,
  • Estela de los Ángeles Gispert Abreu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 3
pp. 69 – 74

Abstract

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Peer reviewing scientific journals consists in a critical examination of papers seeking scientific validation of their quality for national and international dissemination, thus contributing to the development of the field of science in question. Therefore, the work of peer reviewers and editors in scientific journals requires systematic comprehensive training, responsibility, honesty and a high level of altruism, among other values, for they are in charge of passing objective and educational judgment on the papers evaluated, a task they often perform after fulfilling their occupational obligations. Perfecting peer reviewing is crucial to improve the performance of the journal and raise its quality. This is the reason why it was decided to develop the present guide to train reviewers of the Cuban Journal of Dentistry in the management of the Open Journal System during the process of scientific paper review.

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