Editing Peer Reviews
Editing Peer Review Reports · Jurnal Penelitian Humaniora
Reports are edited only to remove harm.
When the editor may change or hold back a reviewer’s comments, and when not.
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Expectation
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Reviewers are asked to write reports that are constructive, courteous, relevant, and professional. The editor may edit a report before it is sent to the authors, but only within the limits below.
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When editing is allowed
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— Offensive, discriminatory, defamatory, or threatening language.
— Content that identifies the reviewer or the authors, against the double-anonymous model.
— Content that breaks the policies of the journal, for example a request that the authors cite the reviewer’s own work without a scholarly reason.
— Small changes needed to make a comment clear.
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How
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1. Where possible, the reviewer is asked to change the wording.
2. If the editor makes a significant change without the reviewer, the reviewer is told.
3. The editor does not change the judgement, the recommendation, the argument, or the meaning of the report.
4. The original report and the edited one are kept in the journal record.
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Holding back a report
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A report may be withheld only in exceptional ethical or legal circumstances. The editor does not hold back a report because it disagrees with the outcome the editor prefers.
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Related
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Sources
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This policy is based on the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):
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