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Publication through scientific journals is important because it can increase knowledge in the development of certain fields of science. In addition, the number of publication outputs by university academics will also affect the achievement score of Key Performance Indicators (IKU) and the ranking of a university in the national and international arena. The better the level of accreditation of a journal, the better the value and quality. To improve the accreditation of published journals at the Faculty of Medicine (FK) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), UNS FK held a workshop entitled 'Accredited National Journal Reviewer Workshop' which was held on Thursday (22/06/2023), in Meeting Room 3, Soetjipto Building, FK UNS.

This workshop activity presented Apt. Lalu Muhammad Irham, M. Farm., Ph.D who is a reviewer of several national and international journals and has an H-Index Scopus: 9, he is a young lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta. This event was attended by Plt. Vice Dean of Planning, Business Cooperation and Information FK UNS, Dr. Selfi Handayani, dr., M.Kes., who also opened the event. Dr. Selfi Handayani revealed that this workshop activity was very important to increase the value and accreditation of journals in FK UNS. He hopes that the participants can add to their knowledge through this journal and contribute to further improving the quality of the journals in FK UNS.

“This workshop is very useful for us. Hopefully, we will get a lot of knowledge today, especially to increase the accreditation of our journal, because the role of the reviewer is very important," said Dr. Selfi.

Apt. Lalu Muhammad Irham, M. Farm., Ph.D delivered material on Points to Consider When Reviewing Articles, namely points that need to be considered when reviewing articles. There are 5 important points from the material presented by Apt. Then what reviewers need to pay attention to, namely: 1) understand the Peer-Review process, 2) understand the role of editors, 3) understand the role of Reviewers, 4) article categories, 5) guidelines for reviewing manuscripts. He also shared his experiences in reviewing national and international journals and provided tips and tricks for reviewers.

After finishing the presentation of the material, the event continued with discussion. Participants were very enthusiastic to ask questions to the speaker. The event continued with the practice of reviewing the Smart Medical Journal manuscript which was the last session of this workshop.

Reporter: Muh. Abu Dawud
Editor: Wartini