Peer Review Process

Every article marked Peer-Reviewed on the TIPS Journal has been through the process below. It follows the publication-ethics standards of COPE, ICMJE, WAME and the Council of Science Editors.

The steps

1. Proposal. The author sends a short proposal online (see Submit an article). If it fits the journal, the editors invite the full manuscript.
2. Relevance check. The Editor checks that the submission fits the journal’s mandate and formatting requirements.
3. Single-blind peer review. 2 to 5 experts in the field, drawn from our international editorial board, review the submission for scientific merit. Reviewers declare any conflict of interest and keep the manuscript confidential.
4. Reviewer report. Reviewers comment on quality and readability, whether the figures and tables support the findings, whether the methods suit the research question, whether there is enough data, how the data were interpreted, whether the study can be repeated, and whether the conclusions follow from the results.
5. Revision. Recommendations and suggested changes go back to the authors, who can revise the manuscript.
6. Decision. The Section Editor decides on editing and publication, with due consideration of the reviewers’ evaluations.
7. Publication. The article is published open access, free to read immediately, with a citable scientific PDF. The editors and reviewers are credited on the article.

Perspective articles

Perspective articles share practical experience and views. They are checked by a content editor but are not peer-reviewed, and are labelled Perspective.

Fees

Peer review costs $1,500 USD, charged only if the article is accepted. We may waive the fee for not-for-profits, start-ups and others. Perspective articles are free to publish.

Corrections and removals

Errors or omissions are corrected in the original article once reported to the Section Editor. An article may be removed if it duplicates another article, or in cases of plagiarism, fraud or legal issues. The full terms are in the Submission Policy.