Table 2.

The Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training Program (KRESCENT) Holds an Annual Workshop on Peer Review: CJKHD Editors Provide Curriculum as Shown. (Slide Set Available on Request.)

1. Confidentiality

2. Known problems with peer review, a literature review

a. Publication bias

b. Other biases, particularly those relating to equity, diversity, and inclusion

c. Error detection

d. Disagreement between reviewers by chance

3. Ideas for improvement

a. Improved instructions

b. Structured articles and abstracts

c. Checklists such as those curated by the EQUATOR network 20

d. Selection and deselection of reviewers

e. Feedback to reviewers

f. Professional colleges of reviewers

g. Write kindly

4. Feedback on reviews prepared by trainees in pairs on submitted manuscripts

Note. CJKHD = Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease.