The Immunology Preprint Journal Article Review Club prepares trainees to thoroughly read preprint articles and critically evaluate the articles' merit and scientific contributions to the field of immunology as well as identify flaws and limitations in the respective study.

This online elective course provides trainees with an environment to develop confidence in public speaking and presenting experimental data in its most unedited form. The course focuses on presentations of preprint article in the field of immunology. Immunology graduate students, in the PhD program, of any year are encouraged to participate and upon enrolment will sign up to present a preprint article of their choice at least once, but preferentially more often, throughout the duration of the course. After the presentation, the presenting student will provide a ranking of the preprint article from 1 to 5 (5 being the best score) for scientific rigor, significance to the field, and novelty. These parameters guide a group discussion by all participating trainees to provide feedback and additional comments.

Each presenting trainee will write a preprint digest of approx. 2 to 3 pages for the preprint article they presented. This digest will contain the title of the presented, up to 3 keywords aligning with the research field, the main findings of the manuscript (approximately 1 page), limitations, significance and novelty to the respective area of immunology (approximately 1 to 2 pages). Careful feedback will be provided by the group and the course coordinator on the wording in this digest.