<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>Just a reminder to come to tomorrow's lab meeting having looked at the attached manuscript. We will talk about its strengths and weaknesses and also chat about the review process in general, including tips for how to write a journal paper review.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, please keep this manuscript confidential. </div><div><br></div><div>See you tomorrow at 12:30 pm, and here is our lab meeting schedule with room and meeting details:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlysKcPA7sg2ec1RT8SksDgX4ZdmBnkIM1y4SZXwBaE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlysKcPA7sg2ec1RT8SksDgX4ZdmBnkIM1y4SZXwBaE/edit?usp=sharing</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Jay</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jason Sexton</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM<br>Subject: Reviewing Scientific Papers; Real Exercise for Next Lab Meeting<br>To: <<a href="mailto:sextonlabmeeting@lists.ucmerced.edu">sextonlabmeeting@lists.ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Everyone,<br><br></div><span><span>We</span></span> <span><span>will</span></span> be <span><span>reviewing</span></span> the <span><span>attached</span></span> <span><span>manuscript</span></span> as a <span><span>group</span></span> <span><span>next</span></span> Wednesday during lab meeting. Please keep this <span><span>manuscript</span></span>
confidential, and do not distribute it, and if you notice a conflict of
interest with one of the authors notify me immediately. Come ready to
discuss the merits and any perceived problems with this <span><span>manuscript</span></span>. It has been submitted for review to Annals of Botany. Below are guidelines from a different journal, but are helpful for you to consider:</div><div><br></div><div>"Reviewers are kindly requested to assess whether the science is of sufficient quality for publication. The following broad guidelines may be helpful:<br>
*Please identify scientific problems with the paper and how the author could address them. <br>
*Please identify passages in the paper that require redrafting because the scientific message is lost or incorrect. <br>
*On the other hand, if the English requires extensive attention please mention this in your <span>review</span> but do not spend time correcting it. The authors can be asked to seek advice, and in severe cases the journal can access language-editing services. <br>
*Please pay particular attention to figures, tables and their legends where errors and poor presentation often occur. <br>
*You are not asked to check the references - the production staff <span><span>will</span></span> do this automatically. "<br><br></div><div>This paper may be a re-submission to the Annals of Botany, although this is not mentioned, because the file includes a copy that has been marked up and revised from a prior version. You only need to pay attention to the first version; i.e., the first half of the file. </div><div><br></div><div>See you next Wednesday in BSP 404 at 12:30 PM!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Jay</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Jason (Jay) Sexton</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(he/him/his)<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Associate Professor</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Department of Life and Environmental Sciences<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">University of California, Merced<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">236 Science and Engineering Building 1</span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a><br><a href="http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank">https://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu</a></span></font></div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span>Faculty <span>Director</span><br>UC Merced Natural Reserve System</span></font></div><div><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
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