Once an article has enough completed reviews, the editor will want to do one of the following:
- Request one or more revisions (after which an additional round of review may be necessary)
- Accept the article
- Reject the article
From the Main Dashboard, navigate to the Articles in Review page and select the title of the item you want to work on.
In the Actions box, select Make a Decision. You will be taken to the Decision Helper page:
This page provides an overview of peer review activity, including a tally of the reviewers' recommendations and details about complete and incomplete reviews.
The workflow diverges from this point, depending upon your Editorial Decision.
Editorial Decisions
Before making an Editorial Decision, be sure you have reviewed all feedback from peer reviews, and have properly set reviewer responses to be visible to or hidden from the author.
- Request Revisions - Selecting this option provides the Editor with a form where the revision due date, revision type (Minor Revisions or Major Revisions) and a note describing the requested changes. After this form is completed, the Editor will be prompted to send an email to the corresponding author notifying them of the request.
- New Review Round - If revisions are substantial enough that another round of peer review is required, selecting this option will restart the peer review process allowing the Editor to Create New Review Requests. The contents of the previous round(s) of peer review are preserved and can be accessed at the top of the Peer Review page (which is the same page where you select files and assign reviewers).
- Accept Article - The Editor will be prompted to send an email to the corresponding author notifying them that the paper has been accepted for publication.
- Reject Article - The Editor will be prompted to send an email to the corresponding author notifying them that the paper was rejected.