Really Responding-Soleil Byrtus

I was surprised by how much thought actually goes into the process of revising someone else's paper. Before I did not think the location of the comments or the format of them mattered that much, but this article has made it clear that it does. I was also surprised how this article focused around making both the reader and the writer comfortable in the editing process. I think the strategies in this text could help in peer review. For example, I like the idea that say to write as many praises as criticism. I think this is a great way to be encouraging but also helpful. Secondly, I also like the strategy of thinking about what your goal as a reader/critic is. I think this helps you narrow down what you're trying to help the writer with. I have done peer review in the past. Unfortunately, it has never met my standards that I hoped for. The criticism was always very broad or very little, even though I know for a fact there was stuff that could be fixed.