Field notes
Field notes from our first year of peer review
What twelve months of structured, non-binding feedback circles taught us about improving representative practice.
Ada Okonkwo4/2/20268 min read
What twelve months of structured, non-binding feedback circles taught us about improving representative practice.
What surprised us
The most useful comments were rarely about evidence. They were about assumptions the author had stopped noticing they were making.
Rejection is a healthy outcome
Roughly a third of reviewer comments were rejected with reasoning. That is the system working. Review is not a vote, and the reviewee owes reviewers an answer, not obedience.
Sources and references
- [1]Peer review cycle summary, 2025–26 - Source link placeholder
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Author
Ada Okonkwo
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Writing for the Institute on process and method.