The practice of peer review is to ensure that high quality scientific material is published. It is an objective process at the heart of competitive academic publishing and is carried out on all reputable scientific journals. Our referees therefore play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of Economic Systems and all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
Special issues and/or conference proceedings may have different peer review procedures involving, for example, Guest Editors, conference organisers or scientific committees. Authors contributing to these projects may receive full details of the peer review process on request from the editorial office.
Initial manuscript evaluation
The Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. Although rare, it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this early stage. Manuscripts may also be rejected at this initial point. This can arise due to many factors, including the material being insufficiently original to the field, have serious scientific flaws, grammatical errors or written in poor English, fall outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to usually at least 2 experts for review.
Authors of manuscripts rejected at this stage will be informed within 2 weeks of receipt.
Type of Peer Review
This journal employs double blind reviewing, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process.
How referees are selected
Referees are matched to the paper according to their expertise.
Referee reports
Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:
- Is original
- Is methodologically sound
- Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
- Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
- Correctly references previous relevant work
Referees are not expected to correct or edit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.
How long does the review process take?
Typically a manuscript will be reviewed within 3 months. Should the referees' reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed a further expert opinion will usually be sought. Revised manuscripts are usually returned to the initial referees. Referees may request more than one revision of a manuscript.
Final report
A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the corresponding author along with any recommendations made by the referees, and may include verbatim comments made by the referees.
Editor's Decision is final
Referees advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.
Becoming a Referee for Economic Systems
If you are not currently a referee for Economic Systems but would like to be added to the list of referees for this title, please contact the editorial office at Department of Economics, Osteuropa-Institut Munchen, Scheinerstr. 11, 81679 München, Germany. Email: frensch@osteuropa-institut.de The benefits of refereeing for Economic Systems include the opportunity to see and evaluate the latest work within your research area at an early stage, and to be acknowledged in an statement in Economic Systems. You may also be able to cite your work for Economic Systems as part of your professional development achievements for various Professional Societies and Organisations.
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