PSYC02H3 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
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The editor of each journal is responsible for the quality and content of the journal. Contribute significantly to the content area of the journal. Assisted by associate or action editors, responsible for certain content areas or x% of submissions. Editors maintain final authority and decision making power. An action editor may solicit reviews from particular scholars for a number of reasons, including technical expertise, familiarity with a particular controversy, and balance of perspectives. But maybe their grad students or ras wind up doing the review. Reviewers are volunteers invited to evaluate the manuscript in terms of: The appropriateness of the work to the particular journal. Importance of the novel contribution that the work might provide. Most academic faculties consider reviewing articles to be a required part of one"s contribution to the profession. Prep the manuscript (to adhere to journal guidelines, which may differ from. Describe contents; disclose prior presentations / related publications; masking.
