Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals Guidelines for Good Practice

This comprehensive yet concise book provides a thorough and complete guide to every aspect of managing the peer review process for scientific journals. Until now, little information has been readily available on how this important facet of the journal publishing process should be conducted properly. Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals fills this gap and provides clear guidance on all aspects of peer review, from manuscript submission to final decision.Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals is an essential reference for science journal editors, editorial office staff and publishers. It is an invaluable handbook for the set-up of new Editorial Offices, as well as a useful reference for well-established journals which may need guidance on a particular situation, or may want to review their current practices. Although intended primarily for journals in science, much of its content will be relevant to other scholarly areas.This book is co-published with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) (www.alpsp.org) ALPSP members are entitled to a 30 0iscount on this book.

Irene Hames moved from cell biology research into scientific publishing and has worked for many years on scientific journals. She is now the Managing Editor of The Plant Journal and was involved in its set up and overseeing its growth and development into a large and successful international journal. She is frequently called upon to give talks and advise on editorial issues and has been a member of a number of working parties on peer review.