Series
Delays in peer review
Why is peer review so slow? The first step: identifying peer reviewers
Authors find the peer review process daunting mainly because of the delays in editorial decision making. Why do editors take long to inform authors about the fate of their paper? The Chief Editor of Polar Research, Dr. Helle Goldman, provides an editorial viewpoint in this article that explains the journal-end of the peer review process. This post is the first segment of the series titled "Delays in peer review."
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Apr 6, 2015
More delays in peer review: Finding reviewers willing to contribute
In this post, Dr. Goldman discusses how a journal editor identifies potential peer reviewers for a submitted paper and the reasons for delay at this stage of editorial decision making.
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Apr 7, 2015
The scarce peer reviewer and challenges journal editors face
Journal editors face various challenges while appointing reviewers. This post discusses these challenges and how editors deal with them.
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Apr 8, 2015
