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| Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals. Guidelines for Good Practice | Buy a book...
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| Author(s): | I. Hames |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
| ISBN: | 9781405131599 |
| Format: | softback |
| 293pp | |
| Price: | £19.99 |
| Review Date: | 06 June 2007 |
| Review: | About 1.8 million peer-reviewed articles are published every year – if each article is reviewed by two reviewers, 3.6 million reviewers’ reports would be written every year. Up to now there has been nowhere where the ‘rules’ for a good peer review can be found. This book provides editors, publishers and reviewers with an authoritative source of guidance and help. There are chapters on: starting the peer-review process – the office and record-keeping; manuscript submission and initial checks on completeness and suitability; the full review process (identifying reviewers, inviting them, responses, amending reviewer reports etc.); the decision-making process – dealing with resubmissions etc.; moving to on-line submission and review; reviewer training, recompensing reviewers; the obligations and responsibilities of those involved in peer review; and misconduct in scientific publishing and how to deal with it. There are also appendices with a Good Practice Checklist and useful Websites. |