The peer review procedure
The procedure for review of articles in the journal follows the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as described in the guide “Good Practices in the Review Procedures in Science”, Warsaw 2011.
By submitting the articles for publication in the “Comparative Economic Research” journal, the authors agree to undergo the procedures outlined by the journal.
After an article has been sent to the Editors, it is assigned an editorial number, which identifies it at the further stages of the peer-review process. The papers are anonymously peer-reviewed. i.e., the authors’ identity is concealed from the reviewers, and the authors do not know the names of the reviewers (the so-called “double-blind review”).
Papers submitted by authors are subjected to the following consecutive procedures:
- Initial formal evaluation by the Editors, considering the paper’s compatibility with the journal’s profile and essential requirements for a scientific workshop and substantive level.
- Evaluation by the Editor in Chief, who then sends each paper to thematic editors who are experts in the field of a particular article.
- Evaluation by thematic editors
- Initial language correctness assessment.
- After receiving a positive evaluation, each article is sent to two independent reviewers, who review articles separately on special review forms. The list of reviewers is available on the journal’s editorial page.
- The author is notified of the review result. If reviewers have comments, the article is sent back to the authors to let them make the suggested revisions.
- Following the positive result of the peer-review process, the papers are sent to the language editor (native speaker) for final adjustment.
- The Editor in Chief takes the final decision on the publication of the article.
