GoKawiilNature commentary calls for peer review training via preprint journal clubs
A Nature commentary argues that peer review should be taught explicitly as a core research skill rather than learned informally by osmosis. It proposes preprint journal clubs as a scalable method to give students and early-career researchers structured practice in evaluating scientific work before they review for journals.
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The proposal suggests that formalizing peer-review training could address longstanding concerns about reviewer quality and consistency in scholarly publishing. By using preprints rather than published papers, the approach could let trainees practice critique on live, unvetted research, potentially improving future reviewer pools as publishing volume grows.
- Nature commentary advocates teaching peer review explicitly in research education
- Preprint journal clubs proposed as a scalable training format
- Aim is to formalize a skill traditionally learned informally
Source: nature.com, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “It’s time to teach peer review as a core research skill”
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