JOURNAL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND IMAGE REPRESENTATION
Peer Review Policy for Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation
The practice of peer review is to ensure that good science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing and is carried out on all reputable scientific journals. Our referees therefore play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation.
All regular manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below. Special issues may have different peer review procedures involving Guest Editors. Authors contributing to these projects may receive full details of the peer review process on request from the Editorial Office, jvis@elsevier.com.
Initial manuscript evaluation
The Editors-in-Chief first evaluate all manuscripts. It is rare, but it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Those rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Authors of manuscripts rejected at this stage will be informed within two weeks of receipt. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to at least two experts for review.
Type of Peer Review
This journal employs single blind review, where the referee remains anonymous throughout the process.
How the referee is selected
The Editor-in-Chief may choose to assign the paper to reviewers directly, or delegate this task to an Editorial Board member. In both cases, reviewers are selected because of their demonstrated expertise in the domain. Our referee database is constantly being updated. We welcome suggestions for referees from the author, though these recommendations may or may not be used.
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 copyedit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.
How long does the review process take?
Typically the manuscript will be reviewed within four month. Should the referees' reports contradict one another or a report be unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought. Revised manuscripts are usually returned to the initial referees within two weeks. Referees may request more than one revision of a manuscript.
Final report
The final decision will be sent to the author along with any recommendations by the Editors-in-Chief, the Editorial Board member and by the reviewers, and may include verbatim comments by the reviewers.
Editor-in-Chief's Decision is final
If an Editor-in-Chief has asked an Editorial Board member to assign reviewers to a manuscript, this Editorial Board member makes a recommendation to the Editors-in-Chief based on the reviewers' reports. The Editors-in-Chief are responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the paper.
Becoming a Referee for Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation
If you are not currently a referee for Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, but would like to be added to the list of referees for this title, please contact the Editorial Office at jvis@elsevier.com.
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