Editorial standard
What double-blind actually means here
It means the reviewer does not know who wrote it, the author does not know who reviewed it, and the editor cannot override either of them without writing down why. The same process governs all six titles.
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Desk review
Scope, structure and basic method are checked within two weeks. Roughly a third of submissions stop here, and we say so plainly.
02
Reviewer assignment
Two reviewers with subject expertise, neither from the author's institution. Identities are withheld in both directions.
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Review and revision
Eight to twelve weeks. Reviewers write to the argument and the evidence; comments on the author are struck out by the editor.
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Decision
Accept, revise, or decline — with reasons. Authors may appeal a decision to the Editorial Board, which sits separately from the governing board.