Improving together: better science writing through peer learning

Stiller-Reeve, Mathew A.; Heuzé, Céline; Ball, William T.; White, Rachel H.; Messori, Gabriele; van der Wiel, Karin; Medhaug, Iselin; Eckes, Annemarie H.; O'Callaghan, Amee; Newland, Mike J.; Williams, Sian R.; Kasoar, Matthew; Wittmeier, Hella Elisa; Kumer, Valerie

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2965-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2965–2973, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2965-2016

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Special issue: Effective Science Communication and Education in Hydrology...

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2965–2973, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2965-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

Research article 21 Jul 2016

Research article | 21 Jul 2016

Improving together: better science writing through peer learning

Mathew A. Stiller-Reeve et al.

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RC1: 'Improving together: better science writing through peer learning (Referee comment)', Heather Galindo, 24 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1 from authors', Mathew Stiller-Reeve, 28 Apr 2016
EC1: 'Review comment', iain Stewart, 03 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to EC1 from authors', Mathew Stiller-Reeve, 28 Apr 2016
RC2: ''Improving together: better science writing through peer learning' Review - Iain Stewart', iain Stewart, 04 Apr 2016
- AC3: 'Reply to RC2 from authors', Mathew Stiller-Reeve, 28 Apr 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (02 Jun 2016) by Sam Illingworth

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ED: Publish as is (13 Jun 2016) by Sam Illingworth

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Scientific writing must improve and the key to long-term improvement of scientific writing lies with the early-career scientist (ECS). We introduce the ClimateSnack project, which aims to motivate ECSs to start writing groups around the world to improve their skills together. Writing groups offer many benefits but can be a challenge to keep going. Several ClimateSnack writing groups formed, and this paper examines why some of the groups flourished and others dissolved.