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The submission process
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rospective authors are advised to view the Instructions for Authors, prior to submitting a manuscript. The Editor-in-chief will evaluate all incoming manuscripts. Manuscripts outside the aims and scope of the journal, with scientific flaws or in poor English, will be rejected directly. Authors of manuscripts rejected at this stage will be informed as soon as possible.
Review process for open access volumes
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pen access volumes published by the Journal of Prehistoric Religion (JPR) will be rigorously peer-reviewed. Fair and equitable peer review is integral to ensuring that submitted manuscripts meet the highest standards of scholarship and quality of presentation. Manuscripts will be initially assessed by the Editor-in-Chief, who will determine whether the submission meets the basic guidelines. If a manuscript is found to meet the guidelines, the Editor-in-Chief will consult with members of the Editorial Board with relevant expertise in the subject matter of the manuscript to determine if the submission should go on to peer review. Submissions passing this level will be assigned to two external peer reviewers with expertise in the research area. The reviewers assess submissions in the form of a confidential advisory report based on scholarly quality, relevance, importance, engagement with the relevant literature and similar factors. Upon receipt of the peer review reports, the Editor-in-Chief will decide whether the manuscript will be rejected or accepted with or without required revisions. Accepted manuscripts then go through the same rigorous process of editorial development as volumes published under a customer sales model, to ensure that they conform to JPR’s formatting guidelines and high standards of production.
