Academic Journal Management Glossary
766 terms total — 24 showing — Last updated 06 Oct 2026
Editorial Revise
A decision category indicating that an article requires revisions determined by editors without full peer re-review, typically for clarity, scope alignment, or minor technical issues. This expedited revision process bypasses formal re-review when substantive changes aren't needed.
Data Availability Statement
A mandated declaration where authors specify how underlying research data can be accessed, including whether data are pu...
Decision Communication Framework
The structured approach governing how editorial offices communicate manuscript decisions (acceptance, rejection, or revi...
Decision Letter
The formal communication from an editor to an author conveying the editorial decision (accept, reject, or revise) follow...
Desk Editor Assignment
The process of allocating editorial responsibility for a submitted manuscript to a specific editor who conducts initial...
Desk Editor Authority
The delegated decision-making power granted to desk editors to make independent editorial judgments regarding manuscript...
Desk Reject
A decision by an editor or editorial team to reject a manuscript without sending it for peer review, typically because i...
desk rejection
The editorial decision to reject a manuscript without sending it for external peer review. This occurs when editors dete...
Desk Rejection Rate Analysis
The statistical evaluation of the proportion of submitted manuscripts rejected at the initial editorial screening stage...
Desk Review
The initial editorial screening of a submitted manuscript conducted by the editor or associate editor to assess basic su...
desk review assessment
An editorial evaluation conducted without external peer review to determine whether a manuscript meets minimum quality,...
disciplinary scope delineation
The explicit definition of subject matter boundaries and thematic coverage that a journal accepts within its publication...
Disclosure Statement
A formal declaration submitted by authors, reviewers, and editors documenting any personal, financial, or professional r...
Double-blind peer review
A review process where both the reviewer and author identities remain concealed from each other throughout evaluation. T...
Double-blind peer review configuration
A review system where neither the authors nor the reviewers are aware of each other's identities throughout the evaluati...
Double-Blind Peer Review Implementation
A peer review process where both reviewer and author identities are concealed from each other to reduce bias and ensure...
double-blind review
A peer review process where both the reviewer's and author's identities are concealed from each other. This method aims...
Double-Blind Review Coordination
The organizational and technical process of anonymizing both authors and reviewers during manuscript evaluation to reduc...
Double-blind review process
A peer review methodology where neither the reviewers nor the authors' identities are revealed to each other throughout...
Double-Blind Review Protocol
A peer review methodology in which both reviewer and author identities remain concealed from each other throughout the e...
Double-Blind Reviewer Assignment
A review process where both reviewers and authors remain anonymous to each other throughout the evaluation period. This...
Duplicate Publication
The submission and publication of substantially similar or identical research across multiple journals without explicit...
Duplicate Publication Detection
A systematic process using specialized software and manual review to identify manuscripts that substantially reproduce p...
Duplicate Submission Detection
The editorial process of identifying and flagging manuscripts that have been simultaneously submitted to multiple journa...
Early Online Publication
A journal strategy where accepted manuscripts are published online before inclusion in a formal print issue or volume, p...