The Article Peer-Reviewer Training (APT) program is a year-long mentored learning experience that aims to expand the pool of qualified reviewers of articles submitted for publication to ASHA journals. The program runs from January through December, annually. Specifically, the program aims to:
The APT program is part of ASHA’s Academic & Research Mentoring (ARM) Network. The ARM Network offers programs for those who are considering, launching, and advancing academic-research careers in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). ASHA measures the impact of these programs by collecting participant outcomes data on participants’ continued engagement in a research career.
Applicants must meet the following requirements at the time of application:
Applicants are not required to have prior peer review experience.
The program will be structured in a collaborative, mentor/mentee format. Participants will be matched with a mentoring editor, who is an experienced editor with the ASHA Journals Program. Mentoring editors will work with up to two participants.
During the year-long program, starting in January, APT program participants are expected to do the following:
After participating in the APT program, participants will be able to do the following:
To apply, access the online application system during the application period, which opens in the first week of September. Complete the online form, upload the materials listed below, and submit the entire application by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
Page limits do not include references. Pages should be 12-point font and single-spaced with 1-inch margins. All application materials must be uploaded as PDFs.
Upload the following materials via the online application form:
If you have any questions, please contact ASHA's Academic Affairs & Research Education team at research@asha.org.
The APT program is planned and coordinated by two ASHA teams—the Academic Affairs and Research Education team and the Serial Publications and Editorial Services team—in consultation with the APT Advisory Committee, which serves to review the applications and provide overall guidance on the structure and development of the program. The following ASHA members make up the APT Advisory Committee.
Sumitrajit Dhar, Chair
Northwestern University
Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer
The University of Utah
Leora Cherney
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Teresa Girolamo
San Diego State University
Shelley Gray
Arizona State University
Larry Humes
Indiana University Bloomington
Raymond Kent
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lori Leibold
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Ignatius Nip
San Diego State University
Audra Sterling
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rinki Varindani Desai
The Step Group
Elizabeth Walker
The University of Iowa