Category: Scholarly Editing
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The Reviewer’s Read: What Peer Review Actually Looks For (And What Most Authors Never See)
I’ve reviewed manuscripts for twelve academic journals, including Review of Educational Research and Teachers College Record. After fifty-plus reviews, I can tell you that most rejections are decided in the first three pages — and almost never for the reasons authors think. Here’s what reviewers are actually evaluating, in the order it matters. Most of…