Statistical reviewing for a medical journal: summary of workshop proceedings

Journal article

The use of statistical methods in medical research has long been a concern and careful review of these methods is required to ensure that published papers are of sufficient statistical quality. However, there is a shortage of statistical reviewers for medical journals and there is a dearth of training for those with little or no experience. An online workshop on statistical reviewing for medical journals was convened by the Improving Statistical Literacy and Early Career Development streams of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Statistics Group to address this gap. This article summarizes the key learnings from this workshop and provides some practical advice for those potentially interested in undertaking statistical reviews for a medical journal.

Authors: Bennett, D; Leary, S; Dhiman, P; Lewis, J; Morris, J

• Publication status: Accepted
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Springer
• Journal: Research Integrity and Peer Review
• Acceptance date: 2026-06-01
• EISSN: 2058-8615
• Language: English
• Keywords: statistical; reviewing; general medical journals; recommendations