IASLC Reviewer Workshop

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

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2022 Reviewer Workshop

Members from around the globe joined us at the JTO/JTO CRR Reviewer Workshop in Vienna, Austria at WCLC 2022. To see all of the pictures from the workshop, CLICK HERE.

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2022 Reviewer Workshop
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Learning Objectives

This is a one-day workshop held before the Annual WCLC meeting to train young 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

2023 Application Timeline

Application Opens

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Application Deadline

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Applicants Notified

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Workshop Date

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About the Workshop

Who Should Attend?

IASLC junior and mid-career members, within 15 years of completing their specialist training, with a good command of 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 2022 Workshop is open to members from Europe. A total of 20 participants from Europe will be selected on a competitive basis by evaluation of supporting documents.

Members outside of Europe are eligible to attend future workshops held during the WCLC in their regions. For instance, North American members are encouraged to apply for workshops at the WCLC in North America.

Benefits of the IASLC Reviewer Workshop
  • complimentary conference registration
  • accommodation for the conference
  • 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 of 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 IASLC staff and an international review committee consisting of IASLC members. 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 May 2022.

Workshop Director

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Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, United States

Workshop Faculty

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Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, United States

Anne-Marie Baird
Anne-Marie Baird

PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Enriqueta Felip
Enriqueta Felip

MD, PhD

Section in Chief, Medical Oncology Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital

Head, Thoracic Oncology and H&N Cancer Unit, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology

Professor of Medicine, The University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Spain

Jean-Louis Pujol
Jean-Louis Pujol

MD, PhD

Chief of Medical Thoracic Oncology

University Hospital Centre Montpellier, France

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Mary Todd

MFA

Managing Editor, JTO & JTO CRR

IASLC, United States

Dr. Vun Sin Lim
Vun-Sin Lim

PhD

Editorial Consultant, JTO CRR

IASLC, Hong Kong

Review Panel

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Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, United States

Nicholas-Girard
Nicolas Girard

MD

Head of Thoracic Oncology

Institut Curie

Lizza Hendriks
Lizza E. Hendriks

MD, PhD

Pulmonologist

Maastricht UMC

Cheryl Ho

MD

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Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou

MD, PhD

Paul Van Schil
Paul E. Van Schil

MD, PhD

Dr. Emily Stone
Emily Stone

MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Editor of JTO Clinical and Research Reports

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Contact Us

For questions regarding the workshop and application process, please contact:

Vun-Sin Lim, PhD vunsin.lim@iaslc.org