Did you know that the concept of peer review as a method of evaluating written work goes as far back as the 5th century in ancient Greece? Scholars would sit around, discussing and critiquing each other’s work. From this unstructured, informal practice, editorial pre-publication peer review was pioneered by the …
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For every research paper that is successfully published, there are thousands more that get left behind and there are many reasons for rejection. In fact, manuscript rejection rates can be as high as 97% in some reputed international journal publications.1 Yet, to assume that these paper rejections are because the …
In academic publishing, peer review stands as both a guardian and a guide. The peer review process ensures that academic manuscripts meet the rigorous standards of quality, accuracy, and relevance before they are published and shared with the wider world. In this article, we explain what is peer review, delve …