The untapped potential of early career researchers in academic publishing: Lessons learned from the <i>Journal of Emerging Investigators</i> model

Key points The lack of formal training in peer review can be detrimental to the publishing activities early career researchers, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Lack recognition work researchers (ECRs) means that journals cannot easily identify them as potential reviewers future. Participation peer‐reviewers increases understanding their own writing process. ECRs highly motivated volunteer for journal editorial work— Journal Emerging Investigators encourages this by offering many different roles. Publishers utilize train prevent poor reviewer practices.