IASLC Reviewer Workshop

Improving Reviewer Performance.
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2026 Applications are now CLOSED

While peer review is critical to academic publishing and research, formal training opportunities for physicians and physician-scientists are limited. In an effort to improve reviewer performance and the quality of manuscript reviews, the IASLC, JTO, and JTO CRR will conduct a formalized workshop to train reviewers, in particular, to be able to make judgments on the impact of manuscripts, which is the most difficult part of the review process. 

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2025 Reviewer Workshop

Learning Objectives

This is a one-day workshop held during the Annual WCLC meeting to train early and mid-career IASLC members in manuscript review. 

  • To build up a pool of excellent reviewers for IASLC journals
  • To learn technical aspects of publishing, ethics, and publication guidelines
  • Understand the review process and learn to be critical reviewers 
  • To be capable of judging the impact of a manuscript 
  • To make decisions consistent with the impact factor of the journal under consideration

About the Workshop

Who Should Attend?

IASLC early and mid-career members, within 15 years of completing their specialist training, with a good command of the English language. Applicants who are currently on the reviewer panel of the JTO or JTO CRR are particularly encouraged to apply. Non-IASLC members will be expected to apply for membership.

The 2026 Workshop is open to members from the Asia-Pacific region. A total of 20 participants will be selected on a competitive basis by evaluation of supporting documents. Applicants who are outside of the eligible regions and are self-sponsored may be considered, provided space is available. 

Members from Europe, the Middle East and Africa are eligible to attend future workshops at the WCLC in Europe, while members from the Americas are eligible for workshops at the WCLC in the Americas. 

Benefits of the IASLC Reviewer Workshop
  • complimentary conference registration
  • two-night accommodation for the workshop 
  • travel expenses
Application Requirements
  1. A curriculum vitae, including educational qualifications and the institution where they were acquired, and publications in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in which you were an author. 
  2. A letter of commitment of no more than 300 words describing the reason for participating in this workshop, your area of training and date of completed training, commitment to the highest standards of academic publishing, and the peer review process.
  3. A letter of support from your supervisor, department head, or a member of IASLC in support of your application for this workshop.

Selection Criteria and Process

Applications are reviewed and scored by the workshop faculty. Final selections are made from the highest-scoring applicants to achieve diversity and regional representation. Applicants will be notified of their status by email in summer 2026.

2026 Application Timeline

Application Opens

January 19, 2026

Application Deadline

April 1, 2026

Workshop Date

September 15, 2026

Workshop Director

Alex Adjei
Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD, FACP

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States

2026 Workshop Faculty

Alex Adjei
Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD, FACP

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States

Dr. Emily Stone
Emily Stone

MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW

St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney

School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia

Myung-Ju Ahn
Myung-Ju Ahn

MD, PhD

Professor Division of Hematology - Oncology

Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center

Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Chee Khoon Lee
Chee Khoon Lee

MBBS (Hons), MMedSci (Clin Epid), MBiostat, FRACP, PhD

Professor of Oncology

NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Vun-Sin Lim
Vun-Sin Lim

PhD

Managing Editor

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Hong Kong

2026 Workshop Participants

Xue Bai
Xue Bai

Radiation Oncology

China

Asha Bonney
Asha Bonney

Pneumonology/Pulmonology

Australia

Nana Chen
Nana Chen

Medical Oncology

China

Tran	Hau
Tran Hau

Medical Oncology

Vietnam

Regina Hoo
Regina Hoo

Medical Oncology

Singapore

Long Jiang
Long Jiang

Thoracic Surgery

China

Sabita Jiwnani
Sabita Jiwnani

Thoracic Surgery

India

Hyerin Kang
Hyerin Kang

Pneumonology/Pulmonology

Republic of Korea

Li Ren Kong
Li Ren Kong

Cancer Pharmacologist

Singapore

Kirsty Lee
Kirsty Lee

Medical Oncology

Hong Kong SAR

Jeong Uk
Jeong Uk Lim

Pneumonology/Pulmonology

Republic of Korea

Seshiru Nakazawa
Seshiru Nakazawa

Thoracic Surgery

Japan

Cheol-Kyu Park
Cheol-Kyu Park

Pneumonology/Pulmonology

Republic of Korea

Ramila Shilpakar
Ramila Shilpakar

Medical Oncology

Nepal

Pawan Singh
Pawan Singh

Pneumonology/Pulmonology

India

Ayumi Suzuki
Ayumi Suzuki

Thoracic Surgery

Japan

Shigeo Takahashi
Shigeo Takahashi

Radiation Oncology

Japan

Sujana Priya Vuba
Sujana Priya Vuba

Radiation Oncology

India

Fang Wu
Fang Wu

Medical Oncology

China

Po Yee Yip
Po Yee Yip

Medical Oncology

Australia

2025 IASLC Reviewer Workshop 

Members from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East joined us at the last IASLC Reviewer Workshop, held in Barcelona, Spain, during WCLC 2025. Check out the photos from this event!

Contact Us 

For questions regarding the workshop and application process, please contact:
Vun-Sin Lim, PhD | vunsin.lim@iaslc.org