Peer review is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or commentary to experts in the same field to determine suitability for publication in the journal. The peer-review process and the recommendations of expert reviewers assists the Editor-in-Chief or designated member of the Editorial Board to recommend publication of the articles that meet certain standards. Among these is to determine if the: empirical research is of general interest and appropriate to the scope of the journal, uses acceptable methodology, analyses, if the conclusions are supported by the results and if the submission contributes to or advances the field of study. The submitted articles must be unbiased, well referenced and in the format required of the journal.
Reviewers can recommend to the Editor-in-Chief that a submission is accepted "as it is", accept with recommended revisions or reject. Invited members of the Editorial Review Board play a key role in Open Access publishing work and the Peer Review system is an essential procedure for disseminating quality research. Annals of Limnology and Oceanography welcomes doctoral level scientists, researchers, academicians and scholars interested in serving as volunteer reviewer. If interested, contact us at michael.j@peertechz.info
Manuscripts are assigned to expert reviewers in specific fields based on the article title and key words. Reviewers are selected by the Editor in Chief or an appropriate member of the Editorial Board or Editorial Office.
Reviewers must complete their review of submitted articles within 10 days of receipt of the assignment. If required, they may request a reasonable extension.
Authors must complete any revisions and resubmit their manuscript within 5 days based on the decision of Editor, and depending on whether the revisions are minor or major in nature.
The Editor will make a decision regarding accepting or rejecting a manuscript within two days of receiving the revised version.
Editorial office will reformat and upload the manuscript to the website within three business days from the accepted date to finalize the publication process.
Benefits for Peer Reviewers
If you would like to begin your association with the journal as a peer reviewer, kindly send a letter of interest, your areas of expertise and interest and a complete CV to: michael.j@peertechz.info.
The article submission can be rejected at any stage before official publication of the article, during initial validation, peer review, final validation for the following reasons:
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