IASLC Reviewer Workshop

Improving Reviewer Performance.
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2025 Applications are now open!

While peer review is critical to academic publishing and research, formal training opportunities for physicians and physician-scientists are limited. In an effort to improve reviewer performance and the quality of manuscript reviews, the IASLC, JTO, and JTO CRR will conduct a formalized workshop to train reviewers, in particular, to be able to make judgments on the impact of manuscripts, which is the most difficult part of the review process. 

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Learning Objectives

This is a one-day workshop held during the Annual WCLC meeting to train early and mid-career IASLC members in manuscript review. 

  • To build up a pool of excellent reviewers for IASLC journals
  • To learn technical aspects of publishing, ethics, and publication guidelines
  • Understand the review process and learn to be critical reviewers 
  • To be capable of judging the impact of a manuscript 
  • To make decisions consistent with the impact factor of the journal under consideration

About the Workshop

Who Should Attend?

IASLC early and mid-career members, within 15 years of completing their specialist training, with a good command of the English language. Applicants who are currently on the reviewer panel of the JTO or JTO CRR are particularly encouraged to apply. Non-IASLC members will be expected to apply for membership.

The 2025 Workshop is open to members from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. A total of 20 participants will be selected on a competitive basis by evaluation of supporting documents. Applicants who are outside of the eligible regions and are self-sponsored may be considered, provided space is available. 

Members from Asia are eligible to attend future workshops at the WCLC in Asia, while members from the Americas are eligible for workshops at the WCLC in the Americas. 

Benefits of the IASLC Reviewer Workshop
  • complimentary conference registration
  • accommodation for the workshop 
  • travel expenses
Application Requirements
  1. A curriculum vitae, including educational qualifications and the institution where they were acquired, and publications in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in which you were an author. 
  2. A letter of commitment of no more than 300 words describing the reason for participating in this workshop, your area of training and date of completed training, commitment to the highest standards of academic publishing, and the peer review process.
  3. A letter of support from your supervisor, department head, or a member of IASLC in support of your application for this workshop.

Selection Criteria and Process

Applications are reviewed and scored by the workshop faculty. Final selections are made from the highest-scoring applicants to achieve diversity and regional representation. Applicants will be notified of their status by email in summer 2025.

2025 Application Timeline

Application Opens

January 24, 2025

Application Deadline

April 1, 2025

Workshop Date

September 9, 2025

How to Apply:

  1. Access the application form below.
  2. When prompted to log in, use your IASLC Member Portal credentials.
  3. Once you have successfully logged in, you will be able to begin work on your application. You may save your application at any time and return to the system at a later date to continue your work.

If you do not know your credentials, click the "Reset your Password" link to recover your username and/or reset your password. If you are still unable to login, please email membership@iaslc.org.

Workshop Director

Alex Adjei
Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD, FACP

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States

Workshop Faculty

Alex Adjei
Alex A. Adjei

MD, PhD, FACP

Chairman

Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States

Dr. Emily Stone
Emily Stone

MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW

St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney

School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia

Anne-Marie Baird
Anne-Marie Baird

PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Jean-Louis Pujol
Jean-Louis Pujol

MD, PhD

Chief of Medical Thoracic Oncology

University Hospital Centre Montpellier, France

Vun-Sin Lim
Vun-Sin Lim

PhD

Managing Editor

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Hong Kong

VIEW PAST REVIEWER WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

2024 IASLC Reviewer Workshop 

Members from the Americas joined us at the last IASLC Reviewer Workshop in San Diego, CA, USA, at WCLC 2024. Check out the photos from this event!

Contact Us 

For questions regarding the workshop and application process, please contact:
Vun-Sin Lim, PhD | vunsin.lim@iaslc.org