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Research Skills Development Programme (RSDP)

OJS Reviewer Training

IASRD is pleased to invite reviewers and researchers to an online training session on peer review in Open Journal Systems (OJS). It covers the reviewer’s role and the complete review workflow, with two live OJS demonstrations.

RSDP by IASRD: OJS Reviewer Training, Friday 23 October 2026, 16:00-17:00 UK time, online

Key details

DateFriday, 23 October 2026
Time16:00–17:00 (UK time)Please check the time in your country.
FormatOnline (Microsoft Teams)
TrainerDr. Sana ShahidPost Doc Scholar, Utah State University, USA

Organised by: IASRD  ·  Audience: IASRD reviewers and researchers interested in peer review

Learning objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the reviewer’s role and the double-blind review process.
  2. Navigate OJS to find, assess and accept or decline a review invitation.
  3. Apply the journal’s rules on confidentiality, conflict of interest and AI use.
  4. Write a clear, constructive reviewer report, with the right comments in the right section.
  5. Complete and submit a review in OJS.

Agenda (UK time)

TimeSession
16:00–16:03Welcome and session guidelines
Introductions, attendance and how the session will run.
16:03–16:10Peer review basics and the reviewer’s role
What peer review is, why it matters, and what reviewers are responsible for.
16:10–16:22Live OJS demonstration I: from login to review invitationLive demo
Reviewer dashboard, assigned submissions, and assessing and responding to an invitation.
16:22–16:32Ethics, confidentiality and AI policy
Conflict of interest, confidentiality of manuscripts and the IASRD AI policy.
16:32–16:44Writing the reviewer report
Structuring constructive feedback, and the two sections of the reviewer report.
16:44–16:54Live OJS demonstration II: completing and submitting a reviewLive demo
Entering comments, uploading files, choosing a recommendation and submitting.
16:54–17:00Recap and Q&A
Key points, questions from the chat, and next steps.

Certificate requirements

To receive a certificate, participants must:

  • be registered,
  • submit the attendance code shared during the session, and
  • pass the assessment, which is due within 24 hours.

Join us

Registered participants have received the joining details by email. For queries, contact info@iasrd.com.

Download the agenda (PDF)