The three geographers -- Drs Vanessa Joy Anacta, Yany Lopez and Joseph Palis -- are members of the Philippine Geographical Society (PGS) and full time faculty of the University of the Philippines-Diliman Department of Geography.
Attended by 24 participants coming variously from the cities of Bacolod and Quezon City, the workshop divided the topics into four major areas pertaining to effective, mindful and reflective peer review: fundamentals, processes, writing and ethics. Two breakout sessions were facilitated to allow the participants to reflect as a group and individually, on the prepared manuscripts for review.
The resource speakers represent a broad swath of experience in peer review for journal and book publications. They provided examples of standard practice from the regions where they spent considerable time when completing their doctorate degrees: Europe, the United States and Australia. While standards vary, the resource speakers emphasize the different review practices consistent with the goals of specific publishers (single/double/triple blind reviews as well as transparent, collaborative and post-publication practices). Also proceeding ethically in the peer review undertaking, and developing mentorship mentality especially for early career researchers are the essentials in reflective and constructive peer review.
Feedbacks from the audience range from the challenge in searching qualified peer reviewers, to realizing that peer review can be an opportunity to frame 'flaws' as remedial.
To know more about the peer review for geography, contact geography.upd@up.edu.ph or visit the Department's website or PGS.
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