Back when I was in academia, I wrote manuscripts for my supervisor and team, which we’d then submit to academic journals for review and eventually for publication. 

More often than not, the journal reviewers did NOT hold back. 

The reviewer’s job is to offer constructive feedback to help their academic colleagues write better and push out the most compelling work possible so it can ultimately be published in academic journals

Getting published in peer-reviewed journals is NECESSARY for researchers to get their work and findings out to their scientific colleagues and to the general public. 

And guess what? Getting published is necessary… And so is the reviewing process

It is CRUCIAL to have your work reviewed to ensure that you’re putting out the highest quality work and making a positive contribution to your field. 

Thanks to the reviewers, not only do you get your work published, but you’re also confident that you’re showcasing your best work because the reviewers had already carefully scrutinized every single sentence and identified ways to improve the structure, flow, and overall substance of your paper. 

That’s the norm in academia. 

And that leaves many of us wondering…

Is my content even good?
What are people thinking of what I posted? 
Maybe I shouldn’t post my next content piece yet… I need to edit it more first…

We all know there are ways we can improve… But more often than not, we can’t pinpoint what our own gaps are.