Peer Review Policies

Articles submitted for possible publication are subjected to peer-review. We follow a double-blind, peer review process. Articles are first reviewed by editors. The editor has the right to reject it out of hand if it doesn't address the topic for that publication or if it is so obviously of poor quality that it shouldn't even be considered.

Articles that are found suitable for review are then sent to two experts in the field of the paper. Referees of a paper are unknown to each other. Referees are asked to classify the paper as acceptable, need revision and improvements, or decline the article. Referees’ evaluations usually include an explicit recommendation of what to do with the manuscript. Referees’ comments are then seen by the author.

Editors should be ready to justify any important deviation from the described process. Editors should not reverse decisions on publication unless serious problems are identified.