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Publishing and Review Process

Most papers submitted for publication are published within four months, although publication can take as long as seven months.

After a paper is accepted for publication  it goes through a proof-reading and peer-review process. This process is outlined below.

Acceptance 

 

When a paper is submitted for publication it is first read by an editor who decides if the paper will move on to the peer-review process. If there are any questions or concerns regarding the paper, it may also be read by a researcher in the same field as the author. The acceptance process takes approximately 1-2 weeks

 

Peer-Review


All papers submitted to the Astronomical Review go through a peer-review process.The Astronomical Review carefully selects reviewers that are familiar with the research presented in each paper. When possible, we have submitted papers reviewed by faculty that have worked on similar research.

Papers written by an author for whom English is a second language may require an additional language editor to improve the clarity fo the paper. At this point if there are any issues with the paper they are forwarded to the author. The names of the authors are not reveiled to the peer-reviewers wihtout permission of the reviewers. The peer-review process takes approximately 3-4 weeks.

 

Author Editing 

 

Once the peer-review process is complete the author has one week to make changes and email the final paper to the Astronomical Review.

 

Astronomical Review Editing

 

After a final paper is edited by the author it is sent to an editor who makes sure the paper is acceptable for publication. If the paper is not acceptable at this point, it is returned to the author and publication of the paper may be delayed. This editing process takes approximately 2 weeks.

 

Proofreading

 

Just before publication all papers are proof-read and edited for language and punctuation. This is done by the Astronomical Review and takes approximately 1 week.

 

Publication

 

Once a paper has been reviewed and acceptd, it is published in the next issue of the Astronomical Review.