The book peer review process
A helpful guide to our book peer review process.
Choosing reviewers
All book proposals at Emerald go through a rigorous (single, anonymous) peer review process – this means you won’t know the name of the reviewer, but they will be aware of your identity.
We may use the reviewers you suggested in your proposal, or we may draw on our own list of contacts.
We aim to send you feedback within 4-6 weeks.
What do book proposal reviewers look for?
We ask reviewers to answer a list of questions to help us understand the value your work might bring to the field. They deliver their answers in the form of a short, templated report.
The questions we ask reviewers
- Please write, in your own words, a short synopsis of the work. What are the main ideas within the work? What makes it original, groundbreaking or thought provoking?
- How would you assess the research content of the proposal? What does it contribute to the field? Is the proposal comprehensive in its coverage of the subject area? In your opinion, is anything missing?
- What are the proposal’s strengths and weaknesses? Is the book logically structured? If this is an edited work, is the coverage of the topic fluid and comprehensive, and is the coverage of the topic coherent?
- Do you have any additional thoughts or recommendations that you would advise the author(s) to take into consideration as they revise the manuscript? Please feel free to offer specific feedback.
