TY - JOUR T1 - The Good Reviewer's Guide to the Publishing Galaxy JF - eneuro JO - eNeuro DO - 10.1523/ENEURO.0362-19.2019 VL - 6 IS - 5 SP - ENEURO.0362-19.2019 AU - Christophe Bernard Y1 - 2019/09/01 UR - http://www.eneuro.org/content/6/5/ENEURO.0362-19.2019.abstract N2 - After having spent months/years doing experiments and analyses, we are finally ready to tell our story to our fellow scientists. However, before knowledge is transmitted to others, we must pass under the yoke of the review process. In many instances, it is painful, stressful, and even, sometimes, humiliating. The “best” review I ever received was from one of the two you-know-who journals. Verbatim, the full review was “It is incredible if it is true.” I cherish it as a souvenir and use it as a perfect example of what must not be done. Quality in peer review is this year’s topic for Peer Review Week.What is a good-quality review? The answer is surprisingly easy: a good review is a helpful and useful one. When early career scientists come to see me when they have a paper to review, sometimes … ER -