{"id":18983,"date":"2026-01-16T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/?page_id=18983"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:30:32","slug":"peer-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/peer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Peer review is the process of reviewing journal article submissions by experts in the field prior to publication. It happens at the journal level, so all articles submitted to a journal go through the same process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-db1dedc0-3566-4fe8-aafd-97e80fd9ba4e advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">The process<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>For most journals, the process of article review is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A researcher or group of researchers conduct a study and draft an article<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They submit the draft to a journal selected for publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The journal editor reviews the draft to make sure the content aligns with the standards and intentions of the journal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it does, they send it to peer reviewers &#8211; these are other professionals in the journal\u2019s discipline&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The reviewers check for any methodological inaccuracies and ask the author(s) questions or for more details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The author(s) make changes and resubmit the article<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The editor reviews the final article and decides whether to publish, require additional revisions, or reject the article<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because this process happens at the journal level, it\u2019s important to know how to find that information regardless of the journal you are using. The peer review process of titles can also vary, with some soliciting volunteer reviewers while others have dedicated reviewers. Journals may also specify their policies regarding how artificial intelligence is used in the peer review process, if applicable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-f271b418-1c45-4599-bed9-f67e61baf363 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Why is peer review important?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Journals are often focused on very specific topics. Peer review helps to maintain the journalistic standards of publications because it helps to verify that research hasn\u2019t been fully duplicated, the approach or methodology taken by the researchers is valid, it continues the conversation on a relevant topic, and that the research meets the standards of the discipline (<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.illinois.edu\/peerreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peer Review: An Introduction<\/a> &#8211; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peer review provides a preliminary review of the methodology and conclusions drawn by the author(s) of the article. The feedback and questions they supply to the author(s) can clarify the important messages of the research and offer the opportunity for the author(s) to ensure their claims are supported by the evidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-88308b63-6986-498a-aeca-80c20f0402e2 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What is peer reviewed?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Not all published material in a journal is peer reviewed. Editorials, commentaries, book reviews, updates or corrections, and other similar items are not subject to peer review (<a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.slcc.edu\/scholarlyarticles\/peerreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarly Articles<\/a> from Salt Lake Community College)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-689f9e93-38ca-4a11-942e-c9bdcd21eabc advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">How to find peer reviewed articles<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>When you are searching for articles in the library catalog or databases, you can often select \u201cpeer review\u201d as a filter option. Doing so will restrict the results only to those journals that do peer review their articles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you may also need to verify what the exact peer review process is for different journals to evaluate their standards. To find the details of a journal\u2019s peer review process, you will need to pull up the journal\u2019s information page and look for their author guidelines or submission information, though the specific name varies. If the journal\u2019s information is not linked directly in the database, just run an internet search for the journal name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, perhaps you found a useful article from the journal \u201cAdvances in Cement Research,\u201d but you want to know the details of the peer review process. While the journal is included in the database ScienceDirect, it does not include any information on peer review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image.png 939w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-768x521.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An internet search for the journal title shows that it is published by Emerald Publishing. They have a section called Reviewers, which shows the exact process this journal uses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-2-1024x543.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-2-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-2-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-2-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-2.png 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare this to &#8220;Nature Review Electrical Engineering.&#8221; To find the peer review process details, you need to find the publication information on <a href=\"http:\/\/nature.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature.com<\/a>, navigate to the \u201cPublish with us\u201d drop-down menu, and select \u201cFor Authors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x220.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x220.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-3-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-3-768x165.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-3.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From that page, you then select \u201cEditorial process:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x648.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-1-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-1-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-1.png 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-e28a1ec0-9b3e-40af-b174-fa80b76e349e advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">More Resources<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.berkeley.edu\/research101\/review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research 101: Peer Review<\/a> &#8211; UC Berkeley Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.oregonstate.edu\/c.php?g=285842&amp;p=1906145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarly Articles: How can I tell?<\/a> &#8211; Oregon State University Libraries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.uwf.edu\/c.php?g=474398&amp;p=3246266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ed. D. Library Resources<\/a> &#8211; University of West Florida University Libraries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.brooklyn.cuny.edu\/LibraryInstructionContinuity\/peerreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Guide for Students: Peer Review<\/a> &#8211; Brooklyn College Library &amp; Academic IT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.unc.edu\/scholarly-articles\/peer-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Structure of Scholarly Articles and Peer Review: Peer Review<\/a> &#8211; University of North Carolina Health Sciences Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer review is the process of reviewing journal article submissions by experts in the field prior to publication. 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