Busy experts are likely already inundated with review requests from journals. You might have better luck asking people you know for a pre-submission review: people in your department or colleagues you've met at conferences.
@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK That makes sense. Thank you for the response, Karen. My R2 school puts more emphasis on teaching than research, hence finding a helpful expert can be a challenge. I guess I will just have to meet more people at conferences and amass social capital. Any suggestions about that?
Hi Karen: How would you reach out to busy field experts who don't know you for pre-submission reviews? Email them?
Busy experts are likely already inundated with review requests from journals. You might have better luck asking people you know for a pre-submission review: people in your department or colleagues you've met at conferences.
@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK That makes sense. Thank you for the response, Karen. My R2 school puts more emphasis on teaching than research, hence finding a helpful expert can be a challenge. I guess I will just have to meet more people at conferences and amass social capital. Any suggestions about that?
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