Running a Refereeing System

Download or read book Running a Refereeing System written by Michael Gordon and published by Primary Communications Research Centre Unive Er. This book was released on 1983 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Guidelines for establishing and managing an effective, meaningful referee system for the review of technical and scholarly manuscripts are elaborated for journal editors. The text addresses the general issues of editorial objectives, priorities, evaluation criteria, organizational arrangements (i.e. selecting the editorial board and referees), the requirements of referee anonymity, resolving referee-author conflicts, and discusses the fine points of administrative practices (manuscript and referee files, manuscript processing, correspondence). Attention also is given to the use of microcomputers in administering a refereeing system and to conditions warranting changes in an existing refereeing system. (wz).