Review Guidelines
The Full Peer Review consists of two phases:
Independent Review
During the Independent Review phase, the reviewers assess the manuscript independently from each other and from the authors, according to a standardized review template. These templates are adapted to each article type.
Interactive Review
During the Interactive Review phase, authors and reviewers can interact with each other through real-time comments in the discussion forum – with the aim of addressing all concerns about the manuscript. The handling Editor oversees the review process, and, if required, the Editor in Chief can also enter the Review Forum.
The following articles types undergo a full peer review:
Original Research
Impact papers
Policy Briefs
Short Peer Review Guidelines
The following articles types are attributed a shortened peer review:
Commentaries
Biographies
Editorials
Short peer reviews differ from full peer reviews in two aspects: they are directly forwarded to the Interactive Review Phase and they may be reviewed by the handling Editor alone. It is up to the Editor’s consideration if further reviewers are invited to the review process.
Therefore, following submission, an Editor is immediately invited to take on the manuscript editorial assignment, which encompasses the role of the reviewer, too. Since no Independent Review Report is required, the manuscript enters the Interactive Review Phase immediately.
Interactive Review, manuscript acceptance, and rejection follow the same rules as for full peer reviews.
At the discretion of the Editors, the submitted manuscript may be rejected immediately after review through the Editors, without external review. Manuscripts not complying with international ethical standards will not be considered for publication and will be returned to the authors without scientific peer review.
The review process for manuscripts authored by the members of the Editorial Board and Advisory Board is made automatically inaccessible to these authors in order to safeguard the anonymity and independence of the review process.
The European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy operates a double blind peer review process. Authors are responsible for anonymizing their manuscript in order to remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout the peer review process. Since the journal also encourages posting of preprints, however, please note that if authors share their manuscript in preprint form this may compromise their anonymity during peer review.
Authors wishing to appeal an Editorial decision may do so by listing specific and objective reasons in an email to i.verdet@encatc.org. All appeals will be discussed at the next possible Editorial meeting, though it must be pointed out that, due to the careful and conscientious peer-review process, editorial decisions are well supported and rarely amended.