Peer-Review Process in Centre of Medical Knowledge Excellence

Company: Consortium e-Learning Network Pvt Ltd (Noida)

Task urgency(5 is highest): 5

Job Highlights

 The Associate Editor is responsible for overseeing the entire peer review process for articles
submitted to the journal. The associate editor will also be liaising with authors for article
submission.
 Selecting peer reviewers: The editor selects and invites independent experts in the field to
evaluate the articles submitted to the journal. The editor ensures that the reviewers have the
necessary expertise and knowledge to evaluate the articles.
 Managing the peer review process: The editor manages the communication between the authors,
reviewers, and the journal. The editor ensures that the peer review process is conducted in a
timely and efficient manner.

 Ensuring quality and integrity: The associate editor ensures that the peer review process and the
articles published in the journal meet high standards of quality, accuracy, and integrity. The editor
upholds the ethical standards of the journal and ensures that the peer review process is conducted
in a fair and unbiased manner.
 The editor is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with authors in the field. This
involves reaching out to potential authors, providing guidance on the submission process, and
communicating the standards and guidelines for publication.
 Identifying and acquiring high-quality content: The editor is responsible for identifying and
acquiring high-quality content for the journal. This includes soliciting articles from authors,
commissioning reviews and other types of content, and identifying new and emerging areas of
research to cover in the journal.

Job Description

STM Journals (An imprint of Consortium e-Learning Network Pvt Ltd.) publishes over 250+ Journals on
behalf of researchers around the world in science, Technology, and Medical. We pride ourselves on our
personalized service tailored to the individual needs of each of our partners. Specializing in print and
electronic journal publishing, STM is committed to technical and editorial innovation combined with the
traditional value of quality and collaboration. We are a hybrid-based journal publisher (Subscription and
Open Access) and published articles in both models.
STM journals have 14 excellences dedicated to their specific field. The Centre of Medical Knowledge
Excellence is a bouquet of 16 National and International Journals in medical and pharmacy. The peer
review process is a critical step in ensuring the quality and credibility of articles published in these
journals. It involves the evaluation of articles by independent experts in the field before they are accepted
for publication.
The process begins when an author submits an article to a medical journal. The editor of the journal then
sends the article to two or more peer reviewers who have expertise in the subject matter of the article. The
reviewers are typically experts in the same field as the author and are often academics or researchers who
are actively engaged in research.
The peer reviewers evaluate the article based on a set of criteria, such as the accuracy and reliability of the
data, the clarity and relevance of the research question, and the significance of the findings. They provide
feedback to the editor, who then communicates the feedback to the author. This feedback may include
suggestions for revisions to the article, as well as comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the
research.
The author then revises the article based on the feedback and resubmits it to the editor. The editor may
send the revised article back to the same peer reviewers for further evaluation, or to different reviewers.
This process continues until the article is deemed acceptable for publication.
The peer review process helps to ensure the accuracy, quality, and relevance of research published in
medical journals. It provides a mechanism for independent evaluation of research and allows researchers
to improve the quality of their work based on feedback from their peers.

KRA’s

Role 1: Peer-Review Process (PRP)
Description:
1. Assigning papers for review appropriate to each reviewer’s area of interest and expertise.
2. Establishing a process for reviewers to ensure that they treat the manuscript as a confidential
document and complete the review promptly
3. Informing reviewers that they are not allowed to make any use of the work described in the
manuscript or to take advantage of the knowledge they gained by reviewing it before publication
4. Providing reviewers with written, explicit instructions on the journal’s expectations for the scope,
content, quality, and timeliness of their reviews to promote thoughtful, fair, constructive, and
informative critique of the submitted work
5. Requesting that reviewers identify any potential conflicts of interest and asking that they recuse
themselves if they cannot provide an unbiased review
6. Allowing reviewers appropriate time to complete their reviews.
Role 2: Manuscript Commissioning (MC)
Description:
1. Ensure a supply of high-quality manuscripts to STM in quantities that can maintain the publishing
schedule of the journal. If insufficient manuscripts are being submitted, then you should discuss
how to address this with your publishing contact.
2. The Associate Editor is responsible for promoting the call for papers through various channels,
such as social media, email lists, and conferences. The editor should ensure that the call for
papers reaches a wide audience and attracts high-quality submissions.

Education:

Graduation

Skills:

Manuscript Commissioning, Peer-Review Process