editorial
Definition
Editorial refers to the functions and responsibilities of overseeing the peer review process and making publication decisions within academic journals. According to advances.in/psychology's model, editorial work involves contacting potential reviewers, evaluating the quality of reviews against predefined minimum standards, making acceptance or rejection decisions, and scoring review performance on a sliding scale to improve future contributions.
Sources: Kunst (2022)
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Applications
Editorial and Peer Review Quality
Editorial evaluation of peer review quality is facilitated through a structured assessment system where editors rate reviews against predefined minimum engagement requirements that are independent of the reviewer's accept/reject recommendation.
Sources: Kunst (2022)
Editorial and Open Science Standards
The editorial scope of advances.in/psychology places strong emphasis on enforcing Open Science guidelines, including transparency standards for citation, data, analytic methods, design, analysis, pre-registration, and replication.
Sources: Kunst (2022)
