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A very short overview of Peer-Review

  1. A Scholar studies something, writes about it, and submits it to a journal for publication.
  2. Journal editor receives the article and sends it to other scholars for peer-review.
  3. Peer-reviewers read the article and provide feedback to the editor.
  4. The editor either accepts, accepts with edits, or rejects the article.
  5. Author revises the article based on peer-review feedback & submits.
  6. If it is accepted, the article is published in a peer-reviewed journals.

What do peer-reviewers do?

  • Ensure there are no errors.
  • Evaluate the quality of the research in the article.
  • Check for unsupported claims.