title: To accept or reject? A guide to peer reviewing of medical journal papers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Scientists and clinicians are often called upon to review papers and may need guidance to optimize their performance as reviewers.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To provide guidance and insight into the peer review process and elaborate on issues relevant to journals dealing with therapeutics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Issues and recommendations appearing in the literature have been identified and summarized for potential reviewers and readers of the journal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of the literature can be improved through the participation of peer reviewers. Guidance has been provided and some resources listed to assist.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Einarson
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koren
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000379:methods*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards