Peer Review Process
All research articles published in CrossOver journal undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below:
- All research articles are reviewed by at least two researchers in the related field.
- All publication decisions are made by the journals Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the reviews provided.
- Members of the international Editorial Boards lend insight, advice, and guidance to the Editors-in-Chief generally and to assist decision making on specific submissions
- Managing Editors and Editorial Assistants provide the administrative support that allows CrossOver to maintain the integrity of peer review while delivering rapid turnaround and maximum efficiency to authors, reviewers, and editors alike.
- All information pertaining to the manuscript is kept confidential.
CrossOver maintains the standards of peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process. The initial review process takes around four to six weeks, in which the editors do plagiarism check and reviews the content and the language clarity of the article.
Articles are then reviewed by two independent experts in the relevant area. The review process is double-blind peer-review. Thus, author will not be informed who reviews his/her manuscript and the reviewers will not know who the author is until the article is published. With this method, peer reviewers are expected to provide their objective opinions based on the manuscript quality. This process takes four to eight weeks. The manuscripts accepted with minor or major revisions should be revised as the reviewers' comments and suggestions.
