IASLC Reviewer Workshop

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.

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.

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

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.
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.
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.