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Screening: relief for editors & reviewers
Egbert van Wezenbeek


“I want to express my sincere appreciation for all of the fine work you have done in screening and pre-editing all the many manuscripts you have handled,”
says one satisfied editor whose workload has recently been lifted.

In 2007, Elsevier rolled out the Technical Screening program as a service to journal editors. By reducing the number of poorly prepared manuscripts that reach peer review, our editors and reviewers can focus their attention on quality manuscripts.

The program has been successful. Despite some initial teething problems, by working closely with editors, the system was improved and where possible tailored to the needs of individual journals. Elsevier now receives regular feedback from the editors of the 260 journals in the program, who say the program is successful and saves them time.

Technical Screening is not just a quick spell check. “We do much more than simply identifying errors in language. We look at the manuscript as a whole to determine whether the write-up is logical and understandable. This information is fed back to the authors so they have concrete points to focus on for improvements,” says Egbert van Wezenbeek, Director, Publication Process Development.

As a result of Technical Screening, each year over 20,000 fewer poorly prepared manuscripts are landing on editors’ and reviewers’ desks. As our satisfied editor concludes:

“The number of comments from referees on language issues have dramatically decreased with your help, and the general quality of the articles that go to the referees has improved.”
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