Peer review policy

Peer review policy

Journal of Social Policy, Social Change and Development operates a strictly double anonymize peer review process in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and the author’s name from the reviewer. The reviewer may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review, but our standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed.

The Journal of Social Policy, Social Change and Development is committed to delivering high quality, fast peer-review for your paper. Reviewers claiming credit for their review will be associated with the relevant journal, but the article name, reviewer’s decision and the content of their review is not published on the site.

The Editor or members of the Editorial Board may occasionally submit their own manuscripts for possible publication in Journal of Social Policy, Social Change and Development. In these cases, the peer review process will be managed by alternative members of the Board and the submitting Editor/Board member will not be involved in the decision-making process.