2025
Child and adolescent mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: an overview of key findings from a thematic series
Frentzen E, Fegert J, Martin A, Witt A. Child and adolescent mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: an overview of key findings from a thematic series. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2025, 19: 57. PMID: 40380268, PMCID: PMC12084982, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-025-00910-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRestrictive measuresCOVID-19 pandemicMental healthParent-child separationAdolescent mental healthChild mental healthPsychiatric careSpread of COVID-19COVID-19Social fabricReview processImpact of COVID-19Editor-in-ChiefSuicidal behaviorHome schoolingComplianceChild separationPeer review processNon-Suicidal Self-InjurySelf-injuryPsychological impactIn additionCountriesConclusionA broad rangeConsequencesImproving peer review of systematic reviews and related review types by involving librarians and information specialists as methodological peer reviewers: a randomised controlled trial
Rethlefsen M, Schroter S, Bouter L, Kirkham J, Moher D, Ayala A, Blanco D, Brigham T, Nardini H, Kirtley S, Nyhan K, Townsend W, Zeegers M. Improving peer review of systematic reviews and related review types by involving librarians and information specialists as methodological peer reviewers: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2025, bmjebm-2024-113527. PMID: 40074237, DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2024-113527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of biasQuality of reportingIntervention groupSystematic reviewPeer reviewMonths post-studyRandomised controlled trialsSystematic review searchControl groupReview typesPRISMA itemsInformation specialistsPost-peer reviewImprove peer reviewGroup allocationReview searchPost-studyInclusion criteriaStudy enrollmentSecondary outcomesJournal peer review processControlled TrialsPrimary outcomePeer review processAdequate reporting
2024
Openness and Transparency in Peer Review
Øien R, Fairhurst V, Thomson N, Fund S, Kirk R. Openness and Transparency in Peer Review. Septentrio Conference Series 2024 DOI: 10.7557/5.7923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLightning talksScholarly communication ecosystemPeer reviewPeer review processImpact journalsCommunication ecosystemOpen scienceResearch assessmentJournal of Autism and Developmental DisordersCitationsEditorial teamPeer review historyReview processEarly career researchersIncrease transparencyVideoPublished papersReview historyVideo recordingsTransparencyJournalsCases of misconductDevelopment of the Cardiovascular Undergraduate Research Initiative for Underrepresented Students (CURIOUS)
Stokes K, Alexander J, Rodgers K, Woolard M. Development of the Cardiovascular Undergraduate Research Initiative for Underrepresented Students (CURIOUS). Physiology 2024, 39: 2076. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.2076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState-of-the-art techniquesState-of-the-artSchool of Graduate StudiesFirst-year studentsCardiovascular researchSummer research programEnd-of-programUndergraduate research initiativesPeer review processHTML formatIntensive experimentsProfessional developmentUnderrepresented studentsStudents' considerationUndergraduate programsGraduate educationStudentsPresentation skillsCareer goalsGraduate studiesGraduate collegeUndergraduate studentsNIH National Heart
2022
Gender parity and homophily in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence editorial process
Schick M, Tomko R, Maralit A, Afzal Z, Squeglia L, Freda A, Porrino L, Dahne J, McClure E, Strain E. Gender parity and homophily in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence editorial process. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 236: 109493. PMID: 35605531, PMCID: PMC10161237, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApplication programming interfaceReview invitationsGender parityProgramming interfacePeer review processLikelihood of women
2021
Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Di Franco A, Hameed I, Naik A, Demetres M, Girardi LN, Frati G, Fremes SE, Biondi‐Zoccai G. Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019903. PMID: 34278828, PMCID: PMC8475712, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differenceRandomized trialsEffects of interventionsPeer review interventionMean changeMAIN OUTCOMESmall studySystematic reviewMeta-analysisMean differenceLonger durationExperimental interventionInterventionIndividual studiesTrialsFurther studiesImproved qualityDurationConclusion ModificationReview qualitySignificant improvementPeer review processBackground quality
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