Strategies for Developing Journal Peer Reviewers: A Scoping Review

Elizabeth A Gazza1, April D Matthias, Jeff Griffin

  • 1About the Authors Elizabeth A. Gazza, PhD, RN, LCCE, FACCE, ANEF, is associate director for faculty and staff development and a professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina. April D. Matthias, PhD, RN, CNE, is associate professor and program coordinator, MSN-NE Program, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jeff Griffin, MLIS, is data management specialist, University of North Carolina Wilmington. Katie Chick, MSN, RN, is a clinical instructor, North Carolina. The authors acknowledge the education and support provided by John Osinski, UNCW nursing librarian, and Lynnee Argabright, UNCW data librarian and team lead of scholarly research services. For more information, contact Dr. Gazza at gazzae@uncw.edu .

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Summary

This scoping review explored strategies for training journal peer reviewers. While various approaches exist, a comprehensive and effective method for reviewer development was not identified in the literature.

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