Instructions for Reviewers
Last revised 28 November 2008
We need expert reviewers for chapters after they have been updated. The purpose of the review is to look for significant substantive errors, as well as text that is incomplete, incorrect or difficult to understand. We have already done spell checks and link checks.
Our goal is to try to make each chapter better than it is now. Perfection is not attainable, as pathology information changes daily. We would like you to send us a list of your suggestions in a separate document, referencing the text affected. You can cut or paste the text, or indicate what section you are referring to. We will retype your changes and suggestions into our current chapter files. We cannot use your edited file directly because of our concern about viruses or spyware.
We would like you to finish the review in 4-6 weeks. Since everything always seems to take longer than it should, we suggest you break up your reviewing into parts, and send us whatever parts you have completed within this time.
We have intentionally formatted our chapters to be in “outline” format, with incomplete sentences. This is much easier to read on the computer screen. If you believe a sentence is ambiguous, please let us know, but please do not rewrite each sentence in a complete sentence format.
All reviewers will have their name and contact information listed on the Reviewers page and at the top of the Chapter. Upon completion, we will send you a check for $250 (US) for your time.
If you are interested in being a reviewer, please email us a short CV or describe your expertise to Dr. Nat Pernick, 248/646-0325, NatPernick@Hotmail.com or NatPernick@gmail.com.