This journal uses a double-anonymous model of peer review. Neither author nor reviewers know the identity of each other.
Submissions to PDM undergo an initial editorial review using a standardized checklist. Submissions that are acceptable for full peer review are then sent for review by a format/methods reviewer and two content expert reviewers. Manuscripts are ranked for adherence to recommended format guidelines, validity of study methods, importance of topic for a global readership, balance in interpretation of findings, and likelihood of the work adding to the knowledge base and potential for citation by researchers in further research.
Following an initial editorial review, manuscripts in the categories of Original Research, Systematic Review, Research Report, and Field Report that are acceptable for full review are peer-reviewed using a double-blind peer review model in which the identities of both the peer reviewers and the authors are kept hidden from each other. Article Commentary and Guest Editorial submissions are reviewed by members of the Editorial Board.
Manuscript reviews for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine comply with the guidelines of the International Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).