Peer review of scientific articles

Event proposed by: Frontiers for Young Minds

Language: english

The animators, who have experience in science outreach or in the peer review process, introduce the Young Reviewers to the idea of a life in science, the basics of science publishing, and how to approach an article with a critical eye for feedback.

While the young girls are the primary sources of feedback for the manuscript itself, the animators play a key role in helping them to provide the authors of the article with an honest and constructive review.

To find out more about "Frontiers for Young Minds", click here!

In November 2018, Sofia, Natacha, Mathilde and Alice took part in this monthly activity. They reviewed a scientific article on growing rice without pesticides using fungi, in particular AMF. The article was published in 2019 and can be viewed online at the adress below.

Link to the article " Underground Fungi: Friends and Enemies of Rice Plants"

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In 2020, the article published was entitled “A message in a bottle from the North Pole - How plastic is polluting the Arctic Ocean”. Indeed, due to pollution and global warming, plastic has been found in the Antarctic Ocean. How is this possible? What happens to plastic once it reaches the Arctic Ocean? Does it harm Arctic animals? And how can we prevent plastic pollution? To find out more, click on the link below!

Link to the article "A Message in a Bottle From the North Pole–How Plastic Pollutes the Arctic Ocean"

In January 2024, the subject of the article was fireflies. How do they glow? What's their purpose? How is light pollution a danger to fireflies? These are just some of the questions this article will answer!

Link to the article "Unraveling the Enchanting Mystery of Fireflies Nature’s Nightlights"