Welcome back to the #iProgress Podcast - JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Ru5mt8PYpM  In this episode, your hosts - Dr. Dean Fido and Dr. Craig Harper - talk you through the peer review process for publishing academic papers. They discuss the nature of the peer review process, its benefits and weaknesses, and reflect on their own experiences of academic publishing.   ----------   YOUTUBE       ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCslssS3vIVx2okk6g5d9D4g TWITTER        ►► https://twitter.com/iProgress_CC INSTAGRAM  ►► https://www.instagram.com/iprogress_official/   WEBSITE        ►► https://iprogress-cc.com/  ---------- Chapters:  00:00 - Podcast introduction  01:38 - Introducing the peer-review process  19:35 - Issues and gripes with peer-review  48:18 - The best paper we ever wrote  Resources:  Stuart Ritchie's "Science Fictions" book: https://amzn.to/3DskZpF     ---------- CRIB NOTES:  -Welcomes & Scope of podcast episode   -Topic 1 - Introduction to peer review            - The importance of the peer review process            - Note on the exact process for newer individuals   -Topic 2 - Common Gripes with the Peer Review Process           - Waiting times            - Potentially in relation to a lack of pay            - It being poorly defined within workloads (is it counted?)            - Negative feedback            - Multiple rounds of feedback; adding new issues each time            - Differing formatting requirements prior to each submission (inc word limits etc).   -Topic 3 - Discussion of the Brexit Paper            - Craig outlines the project            - Experience of the submission process            - Rejection reasons?  -Closing remarks   ---------- Music by AlphaGaming | HarrisHeller