{
  "name": "Who does what in journal peer review, by source",
  "description": "A compilation of the duties and requirements that the ICMJE Recommendations, Elsevier's peer review page and the DOAJ application guide state for editors, reviewers and journals in the peer-review process, compiled from each source's own published text.",
  "page": "https://casrai.org/guides/peer-reviewed-process",
  "publisher": "CASRAI",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-14T13:51:52Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026",
  "spatialCoverage": null,
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Party or requirement",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "What the source says",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Source",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Editor",
      "What the source says": "Under no obligation to follow reviewer recommendations, favourable or negative",
      "Source": "ICMJE"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Handling editor",
      "What the source says": "Selects and invites the reviewers",
      "Source": "Elsevier"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Reviewer",
      "What the source says": "Keeps the manuscript and its information strictly confidential and does not keep manuscripts after review",
      "Source": "ICMJE"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Reviewer",
      "What the source says": "Declares relationships and activities that might bias the evaluation and responds promptly",
      "Source": "ICMJE"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Journal",
      "What the source says": "Should acknowledge the contribution of peer reviewers",
      "Source": "ICMJE"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Indexed journal (DOAJ)",
      "What the source says": "All articles pass a peer-review quality control system; at least two independent reviewers per article (arts and humanities may use editorial review by two editors)",
      "Source": "DOAJ"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Indexed journal (DOAJ)",
      "What the source says": "Peer-review process described publicly on the journal website",
      "Source": "DOAJ"
    },
    {
      "Party or requirement": "Indexed journal (DOAJ)",
      "What the source says": "Editorial board of at least five named editors with affiliations; no more than 25% of papers in the latest two issues from editors, board members or reviewers",
      "Source": "DOAJ"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "ICMJE Recommendations: Responsibilities in the Submission and Peer-Review Process",
      "url": "https://icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/responsibilities-in-the-submission-and-peer-peview-process.html",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "title": "Elsevier: Peer review",
      "url": "https://www.elsevier.com/reviewers/peer-review",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "title": "DOAJ application guide",
      "url": "https://doaj.org/apply/guide/",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}