Peer-review an academic paper or thesis
A rigorous reviewer-style critique of a paper's contribution, methods, and clarity.
The prompt
Review this paper the way a rigorous, fair peer reviewer would.
Field and target venue: [e.g. "applied economics journal", "PhD thesis chapter"]
Paper:
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Structure the review:
1. Summary — the paper's claim and contribution in 3–4 sentences (shows I understood it).
2. Major issues — problems with the research question, design, data, analysis, or conclusions that must be fixed. Explain why each matters and suggest a fix.
3. Minor issues — clarity, structure, figures, missing references, wording.
4. Strengths — what is genuinely good.
5. Recommendation — accept / minor revision / major revision / reject — with a justification.
6. Questions for the authors.
Be specific (cite sections or lines) and constructive. Don't invent problems to look rigorous.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- e.g. "applied economics journal", "PhD thesis chapter"
- PASTE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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