Peer review is used to ensure that only good science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing and is carried out by all reputable scientific journal and book publishers. Now Publishers' reviewers play an essential role in maintaining our high standards of publishing, and all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
The publisher first evaluates all manuscripts which are received. Manuscripts rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have insufficient market potential, make poor use of the English language, or are outside the scope of our publishing program. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to an editor or other expert for review. Reviewers are matched to the book according to their expertise.
Reviewers of full length books are asked to concentrate on comprehesiveness of topic coverage and clarity of exposition. The objective here is to improve the manuscript as much as possible before publication. The report is shared with the author in its entirety.
Language correction is not part of the peer review process, but referees may, if so wish, suggest corrections to the manuscript.
Review of the initial proposal is usually available within 1 month.
The time required for review of a full manuscript is dependent on the response of the reviewer, though we aim to get comments within 8-10 weeks after receiving the manuscript.