The 2024 COPPHA Peer Reviewing Course was delivered by WACREN and Peoples-Praxis, key partners in the Coalition for Open Access Publishing of Public Health in Africa (COPPHA). The course’s primary objective was to train African researchers in all aspects of the peer review process, enabling them to conduct high-quality reviews. Key skills developed through the course included critically assessing research manuscripts, providing constructive and actionable feedback, and upholding ethical standards.
Delivered as a five-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from October 7 to November 10, 2024, the program blended asynchronous learning on the Peoples-Praxis platform with optional live Zoom sessions. The course covered:
Fundamentals and Challenges of Peer Review
AI and the Review Process
How to Review a Journal Article
Performing a Peer Review Assignment
The course concluded with participants completing a peer review assignment, and those who successfully completed the course received a certificate of completion.