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The Peer Review Process
Lori Mullooly
Created on October 4, 2024
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The Peer Review Process
Editor requests revisions
Author Submission
Author Resubmission
editor Decision point
Submission is accepted for publication
editor Decision point
Reviwers evaluate and make recommendations
Submission Rejected
Submission Rejected
Editor Requests Revisions
The editor may choose to ask the author to revise their submission and resubmit it after changes are made. These changes may be major or minor.
Author Submission
An author prepares and submits a manuscript to a journal where it will be looked at by an editor. While manuscripts used to be sent through the mail, today potential articles are submitted electronically.
Submission Accepted
Even after a submssion is accepted, there is more to be done! Articles must still be copyedited and formatted before publication.
Editor Decision Point
When an editor receives a submission, he can make one of two decisions:
- Reject the submission and relay this decision to the author
- Send the article to a group of reviewers for their recommendation
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Editor Decision Point
After the editor receives the recommendations from the reviewers, he can make one of two decisions:
- Reject the submission and relay this decision to the author
- Ask the author to make revisions and submit the article again
- Accept the article for publication
There may be mutltiple rounds of peer review before a submission is accepted for publication.
Reviewers Evaluate and Make Recommendations
A reviewer or group of reviewers ealuate the submission. These individuals would be experts in the same field of study as the author which is why it is called "'peer" review. Sometimes the reviewers are called referees and the article a "refereed article" instead of a "peer-reviewd" article. The reviewers will look at:
- Whether the research methods are sound and the findings reliable
- If the submission is novel or important in its field of stuidy
- Whether there are bias or ethical issues that need to be resolved
- The quality of the writing and presentation of the submission
The reviewers then send recommendations to the editor. Those recommendations could be to publish the article with major or minor revisions, or to reject the article.