At the heart of every scholarly journal is the peer review process that ensures the highest quality publication. Our reviewers therefore play a vital role in achieving high standards in Graphical Models - all manuscripts are peer reviewed in accordance with the procedures outlined below.
Special issues may have different peer review procedures determined by Guest Editors. Authors contributing to these issues may receive full details of the peer review process upon request to the Editorial Office, gmod@elsevier.com.
Initial manuscript evaluation
The Editors-in-Chief first evaluate all manuscripts. In rare cases an exceptional manuscript may be accepted at this stage, or it may be rejected because it lacks originality, contains serious scientific flaws, fails to cite obviously relevant recent references, uses poor language, or addresses a subject outside the aims and scope of the journal. Manuscripts that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to at least two domain experts for review. Authors of manuscripts rejected at this stage are notified within two weeks of receipt.
Type of peer review
This journal employs single blind review where the reviewer remains anonymous throughout the process.
How the reviewer is selected
The Editors-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.
Reviewer reports
Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript for: • novelty and originality, • technical correctness, • importance to the field, • quality of experimental results, • quality of art, • appropriateness to journal, and • organization and clarity of presentation.
Reviewers are not expected to correct or copyedit manuscripts; language correction is not part of the peer review process.
Editors-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.
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.
Becoming a reviewer for Graphical Models
If you would like to be added to the list of reviewers for this journal, please contact the Editorial Office at gmod@elsevier.com.
