In this service, an expert specialized in the field of study critically examines your paper to identify content-related issues. It is akin to peer reviews carried out by journals.
The following are some of the aspects that the expert reviewer will comment on in the pre-submission peer review:
- Is the research relevant to and significant for the field of study?
- Has comprehensive background information been provided?
- Is the overall study design adequate to answer the research question?
- Are the results presented clearly and accurately?
- Does the evidence support the conclusions?
- Are tables and figures used to effectively present the data?
PRICE
500 USD
TAT
1–2 weeks
For larger manuscripts, please contact us for a quote.
Note that the issues our reviewers identify are not limited to those addressed in the questions and that some of the questions may not be relevant for a particular paper.
The reviewer also comments on the language and structure of your paper and provide suggestions on how these aspects can be improved.
Note: The service does not include
- Editing the manuscript
- Rewriting or adding content
- Reference check for accuracy of publication details
Benefits of service
Journal editors rely heavily on the evaluations of peer reviewers when deciding whether to accept or reject a paper for publication. We assign an expert specialized in the relevant field to scrutinize your paper and identify problems that could lead to its rejection. Maximize your chances of publication by subjecting your paper to a critical review before sending it to the journal for peer review.
Oftentimes, the peer review process drags on for months. On the one hand, you receive valuable comments from journal reviewers on how you can enhance the quality of your paper. On the other hand, you have to wait months before you receive the feedback and can incorporate the changes. Our service helps you reduce this time gap: a specialized expert from your field critically reviews your paper and returns it with valuable suggestions within 1–2 weeks.
FAQs
Journals accept or reject articles for a variety of reasons; for example, an article may not match the journal’s scope or may not be of sufficient interest to its readers. As part of our service, we will evaluate such factors for you. However, we cannot guarantee publication, since this is a subjective decision taken by the journal editor.
The peer review process is extremely subjective. This is why even though academic publishing has been around for decades, there is no standard peer review process in place. This is also the reason that journals usually have two peer reviewers evaluate the same manuscript: the higher the number of people who evaluate the manuscript, the greater the chances that major issues will be identified.
Peer reviewers are essentially experts from the field. They evaluate manuscripts according to their knowledge and expertise. The light in which an expert views a paper may also depend on his or her academic background. Indeed, it is not uncommon for two peer reviewers to give conflicting opinions on the same manuscript. We employ experts and consultants who are specialized in their fields to review your manuscript. Just as with a typical journal peer review, you may receive comments from our reviewer that are not in 100% agreement with those of other peer reviewers.
Nonetheless, our service gives you the chance to have your manuscript reviewed before the journal’s peer reviewers—whose recommendations influence the journal editor’s decision—evaluate the manuscript. This initial review will help you improve the manuscript and minimize the number of issues that could lead to the rejection of the paper.
We do not provide standard metrics-based report cards since (1) robust metric indicators of research quality are not always accurate and (2) each work of scientific research should be judged individually and not on the basis of fixed parameters. Instead, our experts act as peer reviewers and evaluate your research the way it will be assessed when submitted to a journal.
No author is ever in full agreement with the reviewers of their paper. While you do not have to respond to each and every reviewer comment as you would when peer reviewed by a journal, you are welcome to further question our reviewer to understand his or her comments. If you do not agree with a comment, you can send us clarifications and/or further questions, and our reviewer will address them.
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