Published in Journal of Scholarly Publishing, vol. 39, no. 3, April 2008, pp. 301-306 pdf of published article Brian Martin Referees' reports are often demoralizing to authors. It is possible to write a report that is supportive and helpful by following two rules: Say what is good about a piece of work, and say how it can be improved. Recently I received a referee's report on an article. It starte