Peer Review is an important part of the research process— not just for published articles, book chapters, and books but for presentations, and class assignments.
Peer Review is when another expert in the field/area of study looks over a manuscript or student to check for accuracy, quality, validity, and originality. This person is not apart of the editorial staff and is focusing on the overall content. It is a major step of the publication cycle.
A Quick Overview of the Academic Publication Cycle
Create: This step is where you come up with a topic, research, and write up your piece.
Evaluate: This is the peer review stage. Work gets sent out to reviewers to validate and ensure quality.
Publish: Work is published and available for users to read.
Dissemination & Reuse: Work is available on multiple platforms and available for users to cite in their research.
The Peer Review Cycle is a cycle within a cycle of the Academic Publishing Cycle. But it doesn't really look like a cycle at all, it's more of a journey to get from point A to B.
The author(s) do not know who the revies are but the reviewers are aware of the authors identity.
The journal editor does not inform reviewer(s) or author(s) credentials. This means that no one is aware of the others identity.
The author(s) and peer reviewer(s) both know each others identity. Both parties can seen comments made in the peer review process.
Author(s) and Reviewer(s) work together to discuss how the paper can be improved Reviewers identities may be hidden from author until time of publication.
