CSOn4006 MIGRATION, TRANSNATIONALISM AND THE CITY
Autumn 2024
Peer-review guidelines
You should prepare a peer-review of the drafts of the final paper written by your colleague. It
should be of minimum 400 words in length and it should help you colleagues to improve their
papers.
Here are some questions that may help you prepare your peer-to-peer review:
• What is the main point, thesis, research question or central organizing idea of the paper?
Does this need more definition or clarification?
• What claims is the author making? Is there a good argument with a potential answer to
the research question, hypothesis, or main claim? Is there adequate support for the
claim(s)? Are examples or evidence needed?
• Evaluate the theory/literature review section. Are there enough relevant sources to frame
the author’s work? Is the author’s potential contribution to existing work clear?
• What information would help to strengthen the paper?
• Is the language use good – does the paper “flow” or are there parts that are difficult to
understand? Is the tone appropriate for the assignment and the target audience?