Reviewer Center

All manuscripts submitted to SurgiColl are subject to peer review through an electronic process. Manuscripts are usually reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers selected from a reviewer database according to specific expertise, editorial board recommendation, and the Editor-in-Chief’s selection. SurgiColl employs a single-blinded electronic peer review process in which the authors and their affiliations are disclosed, but the reviewers are anonymized.

 

Reviewers and Editors for SurgiColl adhere to the principles of the Singapore Declaration, and review manuscripts with upholding those principles in mind.

 

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Requirements to Serve as a Reviewer for SurgiColl

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• Hold a terminal degree (e.g. MD, DO, MBBS, or PhD)

• Have a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed publications in the English literature searchable on PubMed

• Possess expertise in the research and peer review process within the surgical specialty recruited to review in

 

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Expectations of Reviewers for SurgiColl

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• Respond promptly (within 72 hours) to accept or reject an invitation to review a manuscript

• Provide timely (within 2 weeks) and constructive review upon acceptance of the request to review a manuscript

• Complete the Reviewer’s Form, to be provided through the Reviewer portal

• Review a manuscript up to two times (includes a review of a revised manuscript)

 

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Reimbursement for  Reviewers’ Services for SurgiColl

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• Reviewers will receive $40 USD, for solicited reviews of manuscripts

• This payment will be inclusive of up to 2 reviews of a single manuscript

• In rare instances of the 3rd round of review, an additional $10 will be included.

• Payment to reviewers will be submitted electronically

• The name of the active reviewers will be published on the website annually

• Reviews will be recognized via collaboration of SurgiColl with Publons