PREreview of Online training in manuscript peer review: a systematic review

Overall Summary:

This preprint describes the findings of a systematic review, carried out according to PRISMA standards, of online resources for peer review training. The authors find 43 training opportunities online from the last 10 years, of which 20 openly available resources met criteria for analysis. Sources tended not to have author or funding sources disclosed; were made most often by publishers; and most often could be completed in under an hour. 4 of the resources were considered evidence-based. The authors highlight the scarcity of materials for peer review and posit this as a contributing factor to scarcity in reported peer review training, potentially affecting the quality of peer review. This is a useful summary of the state of online training in peer review.

Major comments:

Overall this is a well-carried out review that conclusively summarizes the state of online training in peer review, which will be useful for those engaged in development of and advocacy for access to training.

Minor comments:

I have no minor comments.

Conflicts:

I have no conflicts to report; I do not know the authors personally and have not been involved in any way with the work. I do not stand to gain or suffer financially or otherwise from this publication.

License:

This review is published under a CC-BY license.