 Cultivate high-quality referee reports. Chapter 11 in How to be an Academic Superhero, 2023, pp 59-60 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: This chapter emphasizes the significance of cultivating high-quality referee reports for academic success. Referees play a crucial role in providing confidential assessments of professional capabilities for postdoctoral fellowships, academic jobs and funding opportunities. The number of referees required increases with higher academic ranks, highlighting the importance of seeking references from renowned scholars both within and outside one’s institution. Building professional relationships with referees beforehand is essential, and attention should be given to gender balance in the selection. When requesting references, provide clear information about the desired position and supply supporting documents such as the job description and CV. Seeking feedback from hiring organizations on reference quality and overall application performance can provide valuable insights for future applications. Changes in reference writing styles and increased transparency may influence the content of references, leading to a potential inflation of positive assessments. Keywords: Business and Management; Education; Politics and Public Policy General Academic Interest (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:21863_11 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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