Abstract: Former Science Signaling Editor, Nancy R. Gough, Ph.D., provides a behind-the-scenes look at the peer-review process, explaining scholarly publishing, what happens after manuscript submission to a journal, and the roles of the editor and the in-depth reviewers. This presentation details criteria for reviewer selection and the process of making decisions on manuscripts. Scientists will benefit from this information as they prepare to submit their next research manuscript for publication.
Presentation Outline
- Scholarly Publishing
- Business Models
- Access Models
- Editorial Models
- Peer Review Processes
- Essential Elements of Peer Review
- Professional Editor Processes
- Academic Editor Processes
- Variations in Peer Review Processes
- Example of Manuscript Process at Science Signaling
- Choosing Reviewers
- Who to Exclude
- Who to Include
- How to Find
- Sample Reviewer Selection Chart
- Making Decisions
- Reject without In-Depth Review
- Review Criteria (what reviewers evaluate)
- Journal Criteria (what editors evaluate)
- Decisions: Reject, Revise, Resubmit
- Easy Decisions
- Hard Decisions
- Rejections with or without Invitation to Resubmit
- When and How to Appeal
- Time
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