Peer Review Policy

What is peer review?

Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity, and significance to help editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal.

When a manuscript is submitted to a journal, it is assessed to see if it meets the criteria for submission. If it does, the editorial team will select potential peer reviewers within the field of research to peer-review the manuscript and make recommendations.

Why do peer review?

Peer review is an integral part of scientific publishing that confirms the validity of the manuscript. By undergoing peer review, manuscripts should become:

  • More Robust Peer reviewers may point out gaps in a paper that require more explanation or additional experiments.
  • Easier to Read If parts of your paper are difficult to understand, reviewers can suggest changes.
  • More Useful Peer reviewers also consider the importance of your paper to others in your field.

Types of Peer Review

There are four main types of peer review used in scientific publishing. Different journals use different types of peer review. You can find out which system is used by a particular journal on its ‘About’ page.

Single-blind

The reviewers know the names of the authors, but the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript unless the reviewer chooses to sign their report.

Double-blind

The reviewers do not know the names of the authors, and the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript.

Open peer

Authors know who the reviewers are, and the reviewers know who the authors are. If accepted, named reviewer reports are published alongside the article.

Transparent peer

Reviewers know the authors, but authors don't know the reviewers. If accepted, anonymous reviewer reports are published alongside the article.

How Peer Review Works

Infographic demonstrating how the peer review process works from submission to publication.

Our Peer Review Policy

Single-Blinded
2 Expert Reviewers
3 Weeks for Review
4 Weeks to Decision

All journals from Scholar Publishing UK operate a single-blinded peer review system with a rapid and thorough process through electronic submissions and communications. In this process, the authors' names and affiliations will be revealed to the reviewers, while authors are kept blind to reviewer details. The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is the traditional model that many reviewers are comfortable with, facilitating a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.

Initial decisions are held by Editors-in-Chief and submitted manuscripts will undergo unbiased preliminary assessment for suitability to the scope of the journals. The assessed manuscripts are then forwarded to at least two expert reviewers in the field. This is intended to advance the correctness, clarity, and wholeness of manuscripts and help editors decide whether the manuscript should be published.

Reports from at least two reviewers will be taken into consideration for the final decision. Editors can give updated guidance to the reviewers when required. Reviewers are given 3 weeks to send their fair and constructive reviews, and Editors-in-Chief aim to make a final decision within 4 weeks from manuscript submission.

Appeals: In the case of a negative decision from the editor, authors can challenge the decision with reasonable arguments. At the concerned editor’s discretion, manuscripts will be forwarded to additional reviewers, and final decisions will be made in support of their implications.

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