Peer review is the foundation of quality in research for both books and journals, ensuring that published research is rigorous and ethical. Peer reviewers can access a number of resources to assist them with their peer reviewing duties:
- How to peer review journal articles: a practical introduction to conducting peer reviews, especially for those who are new to the process
- Ethics in peer review
- Online peer review systems, and how to anonymously annotate manuscripts
- Peer review FAQs
The journal administrator is also happy to help with any queries regarding undertaking peer review assignments. Please contact the Editorial Office with any questions.
In addition to assessing a paper's relevance to the journal, and more specifically to the criteria outlined in the appropriate Call for Papers, we ask that Public Humanities reviewers seek to answer the following questions in their reviewer reports:
1. Ideas: Are the examples and/or arguments in the paper compelling, well-reasoned, and/or true, given your understanding of the topic?
2. Accessibility: Is the structure of the paper easy to follow? Does the writing style provide knowledge that is accessible to non-specialist audiences across the humanities?
3. Research: Is the paper accountable to previous scholarship on the topic?
This does not necessarily need to be cited in the article, but can be mentioned here if it might strengthen the piece.
4. Impact: Is the paper likely to catalyze conversations on a key topic in the humanities?