During peer review process, as we all know we modify our articles based on the reviewers comment that we get. But when we submit our revised version of the manuscript, is it necessary that the same reviewers- who participated in the first review based on whose comment that the revised version is prepared reviews the manuscript 2nd time also. This happened to me. One of the article, submitted to a good reputed journal of my discipline. In the first review, I got comments from three reviewer. Based on the comment I revised my manuscript and submitted. In the second review report, I got comments from two reviewer instead of three. There was co-relation of comments of one reviewer from the first review report (so can be guessed that the reviewer is same) but the comments from the 2nd reviewer were entirely new. The I prepared the 2nd revised version based on the 2nd review report, and submitted it. Now I got the 3rd review report, where I got some entirely new comments which didn't co-relate any way with the first and second review report.
If the same persons do not review the revised versions, then doesn't it violate the sole purpose of peer review also wasting a lot of valuable time. Can I ask more details about the process to the editor of the journal?
Its not necessary. When a major revision is submitted, the editor usually invites the original reviewers to assess if all the comments given by them are appropriately addressed. In case the original reviewer is not available for the second round, the editor invites new reviewers.
This is just in case of a major revision. If your revision was a minor one, editor may not even send the manuscript back to reviewers. If the editor finds the minor changes are made properly, he/ she will give the decision at the earliest convenience.
GM
I think not
Because most of the magazine have a system and editors send the paper to 2 people
We receive a feedback of 2 professionals
Best regards
Ingrid García
Totally agreed with Witold Bogusz. In addition to those cases Witold Bogusz suggested, there may be other three reasons Editor choose other reviewer:
1. In most of the cases, Editor send the revised manuscript to the same reviewers (mostly two), if both reveiwers earlier made constructive and detailed comments on the manuscript.
2. If one of the reviewer among three reviewers give minor comments or acceptance without explanation than again editor can choose another reviewer for revised manuscript.
3. If one of the reviewer among three reviewers give outright rejection without explanation contradictory to other reviewers who gave positive comments with explanation than again editor can choose another reviewer for revised manuscript.
In current scenario when journals are competing for rapid publication with minimum duration as possible, most of the time Editor are forced to send to same panel of reviewers for revised manuscript.
Its not necessary. When a major revision is submitted, the editor usually invites the original reviewers to assess if all the comments given by them are appropriately addressed. In case the original reviewer is not available for the second round, the editor invites new reviewers.
This is just in case of a major revision. If your revision was a minor one, editor may not even send the manuscript back to reviewers. If the editor finds the minor changes are made properly, he/ she will give the decision at the earliest convenience.
Agree with several of the earlier comments. There is a general practice where by the intent is to keep the same reviewers for major changes..... minor ones may not even be sent to the reviewers.... But if the same reviewers are not available or the Journal Editor senses some unusual remarks from editors, they may decide to have a 3d or 4th person for comparison.... And again all of this changes depending on the journal you are using....
I know discouraging and doesn't always make sense.... I worked on an article for 6 months with the editor and it was all set to go to publisher and the Communications Board pulled it totally because they thought Sexual Harassment was NOT a workplace issue - The next week the Harry Weinstein story broke - so sometimes you just get knocked around for no logical reason.... but hang in there - most journals are more professional with the review process & YES ask the editor your question!
The article that was pulled last minute is below - I published it myself and got more readership than I might have in that particular Trade Journal...
No need to be reviewed by the same reviewer because academic journals usually had not only one reviewer so one note from one reviewer that was accommodated by writer will be verified by some other reviewers. Editor will take the responsibility to make sure that the article reviewed had been in perfect composition according to the standard of the journal
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