From the peer review project I learned about writing and editing in general from a new perspective. I learned that you do not always have to edit a paper solely looking for grammatical mistakes, but more importantly by looking at the content of the work. As an editor, I learned to read the paper from the standpoint of someone who knows little information about the topic in order to more effectively critique the writing in a way that would enable it to be more comprehendable. I also learned that an editor isn’t there to judge the ideas of a paper, but evaluate the paper in order to enhance it.
The peer review taught me sevral things about my research specifically. I realized that I wrote the title and authors of articles much to frequently in my paper and I also wrote a few sentences that word hard to understand. The editor also pointed out that I needed to explain why the toipic I chose was important to me because I had overlooked that point. Ultimately, the peer review process was a very positive and sccessful way to learn more about what I had left out in writing or what I needed to take out.
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