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Guidelines for Reviewers
Thank you for your interest in contributing as a reviewer to the Student Medical Ethics Journal. The work of reviewers is critical not only for maintaining our reputation as a journal with high academic and quality standards, but is also an important skill for developing the reviewer’s own attention to the editorial process.
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If you're interested in getting involved at the SMEJ as a reviewer please reach out at submissions@studentmej.net
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Review Process
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Reviewers are assigned a manuscript from an editor. NOTE: Reviewers will only communicate with editors, never directly with authors/contributors themselves.
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Reviewers read and leave feedback on the manuscript
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Minor Points may be made either in-line in the form of comments/suggestions using tracked edit changes from Google Docs, Microsoft Word, or a comparable service.
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Major Points and Recommendations should be provided in the form of an organized cover letter
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Editors communicate these reviews to authors/contributors and make the decision to:
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Accept
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Reject
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Accept with major revision
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Accept with minor revision
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Authors may respond to Major Points in a cover letter that address concerns from the reviewers line-by-line
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If necessary, additional rounds of review may be conducted for manuscripts following major revisions at the discretion of the editor
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For additional comments/questions, please reach out to submissions@studentmej.net