User:Cumberbatchbs/Cell–cell fusogens/Popebc Peer Review

Peer review
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Summary

'''The author(s) added a section for applications of Cell-Cell fusogens. An applications section was added to explain how cell-cell fusogens are relevant in real everyday life, especially in the medical field. I thought the article was well written and that it contained a lot of good information. However I think the article lacks a bit of clarity, only in the sense of not fully explaining what cell-cell fusogens are and why they matter. I believe adding the source that I recommended to the article could clear up some of the points made in the article. Also, I would advise the author(s) to either proof-read the article aloud or run it through Grammarly to find all the typographical and grammatical errors. There are some issues with passive voice misuses and complex sentence structure. Overall, I liked the article, and the addition of an application section was needed to make the information relatable.'''


 * Is it obvious to you which sections of the article have been revised? Is the new content relevant to the topic?
 * At first, not really, I assumed that the identifiers section was the one revised because under the section said "draft of new text." I later realized that the Applications section was added as the revised portion, which was my fault. The new content seems to be completely relevant to the topic.


 * What does the article do well? Is    there anything from your review that impressed you? Any particular information that you found especially informative.
 * The articled seem pretty well written. It impressed me how the applications applied to the medical field, and how the author(s) implemented information on that.


 * What overall adjustments do you suggest the author apply to the article? Why would those changes be an improvement? What's the most important thing the author could do to improve the article?
 * I believe some language you use in the Application section can be cleaned up to sound more precise. The most important the author could do to impoove the article is clean it up a little, I believe that all the information is great and relevant to the topic. Also be cautious of persuasive text.


 * Did you notice anything about the article you reviewed that could be applicable to your own article? Let them know.
 * I liked how the words you used were not huge scientific words that only molecular biologists can understand. I would like to be certain that my article can be read by a "regular" person as well.
 * Is all new content backed up by a reliable source of information?
 * All the new content seems to backed up by a source in the bibliography, based on the title of the sources. However, these sources don't have links so I am unable to access them. I would recommend trying to find a link to the sources and updated them in the bibliography
 * Are the sources fairly current (> 2015)? Check a few    links. Do they work?
 * Only 2 sources are more current than 2017. Some links work. Other sources don't have links
 * Summarize any typographical/grammatical errors that you found.
 * There were only few grammatical errors, such as two words not separated by a space and certain words not being capitalized and vice versa.
 * In the revised portion, there are some passive voice missuses and clarity issues. I would suggest proof-reading the article out loud to find the sentences that are unclear and complex.
 * Student authors are responsible for all images on their page (even if not part of their revised subsection). Double check the original page to make sure images are acceptable and clearly described. See associated tutorial to review Wiki image requirements. Summarize your findings.
 * There are no pictures in the original article nor in the revised article.
 * Identify at least one additional reference that you think may contribute to the article. Explain why you think this article would benefit from the new information. Be sure to    provide the reference in your write-up.
 * Brukman, N. G., Uygur, B., Podbilewicz, B., & Chernomordik, L. V. (2019). How cells fuse. The Journal of cell biology, 218(5), 1436–1451. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201901017
 * This article gives explanation of how cell fusions happen, and how they impact organ formation. I think it would beneficial to add some information about what actually happens during the cell-cell fusion, so that the reader can understand how and why the applications apply to the topic.