Policy

The editors may edit a review report before it is sent to the authors, only to protect the process and the people in it. The journal follows the COPE guidance on peer review.

What may be edited

• Offensive, insulting, or discriminatory language.
• Comments that identify the reviewer, or that reveal the identity of the authors.
• Statements that are defamatory or unsupported accusations of misconduct.
• Confidential comments to the editor that were placed in the comments for the authors.
• Content that the reviewer should not have shared, such as material copied from the manuscript for use elsewhere.

How it is done

• The editor makes the smallest change needed and does not change the meaning or the recommendation.
• If a review needs more than a small edit, the editor asks the reviewer to revise it, or may set it aside and invite another reviewer.
• The reviewer may be told what was changed.

What the editors do not do

• Change a recommendation in a review.
• Remove a criticism because it is hard for the authors.
• Add text and present it as the words of the reviewer.

Related

Reviewer Guidelines · Editorial Decisions and Revision

Questions

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