* Peer Review Policy

EconSciences endorses peer review as a critical mechanism for developing and validating high-quality scholarly publications. We adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity, ensuring that all published work undergoes a rigorous, independent, and transparent evaluation process.

General Review Process

All books and chapters published by EconSciences undergo a double-blind peer review process. This means that the identities of both the authors and the reviewers are concealed throughout the review process.

Upon submission, all manuscripts are first screened by an in-house editor for suitability, scope, and technical requirements. To ensure academic rigor, all manuscripts are then screened for originality using plagiarism detection software (such as iThenticate or Turnitin). Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to at least two independent, external subject experts for formal peer review. The reviewers’ reports are the primary basis for the final editorial decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection.

Peer reviewers play a vital role in scientific publishing by providing expertise that is invaluable and irreplaceable. Reviewers are accountable for the accuracy and integrity of their reports. Due to concerns regarding confidentiality, data privacy, and the potential for AI-generated bias or misinformation, peer reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading manuscripts into generative AI tools. If any part of the evaluation was supported by AI tools, reviewers must declare this use transparently in their report. EconSciences maintains that the core intellectual assessment must be performed by the human expert.

On submission, research monographs are assessed by the editorial staff and subsequently sent for independent external peer review by at least two specialists in the field to ensure the work meets the required scholarly standards.

In addition to the initial assessment by volume editors, EconSciences requires that all chapters in edited volumes undergo independent external peer review. Volume editors are responsible for the primary quality control, but the final acceptance is subject to the approval of external reviewers and the EconSciences editorial board to ensure objective evaluation across all contributions.

All papers published in EconSciences proceedings undergo a rigorous peer review process. While program chairs and volume editors manage the process, EconSciences requires that each paper is reviewed by at least two independent members of the program committee or external reviewers. Upon submission of the proceedings, volume editors must provide a detailed report of the review process, including the number of reviews per paper. The evaluation documentation must be made available to EconSciences upon request.

Each manuscript submitted to a book series is fully reviewed prior to acceptance. This process involves evaluation by the series editors and at least two external experts appointed to ensure the work satisfies the specific quality and relevance criteria of the intended scholarly community.

EconSciences is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we need your support to implement these principles. Editors/series editors/program committee chairs and members are strongly encouraged to consider, when applicable, geographical regions, gender identities, racial/ethnic groups, and other groups when inviting peer reviewers.

Authors or volume editors may be requested to provide names of potential reviewers; however, whether or not to consider these reviewers is at EconSciences's discretion. We ask that the proposed individuals be unbiased and do not include scholars in your department, from your thesis committee, or who have served in an advisory capacity to you or the project in the past.

Authors are welcome to suggest suitable independent reviewers whose expertise they respect and whose feedback they would value. They may also request that up to two individuals not be considered as reviewers. These suggestions and requests will be seriously considered, but, while considerable weight will be given to the author’s input, the final decision will remain with the in-house book publishing editor.

EconSciences is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Editors are strongly encouraged to consider geographical diversity, gender identity, and ethnic representation when inviting peer reviewers.

To maintain independence, we require that reviewers have no conflict of interest with the authors. Reviewers must not be from the same department as the authors, must not have served on the author’s thesis committee, and must not have collaborated with the author on the current project.

EconSciences strictly follows the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Ethical Guidelines for Peer-reviewers. All reviewers are required to respect the confidentiality of the process and must not reveal any details of a manuscript or its review to third parties.

To ensure maximum visibility and impact, EconSciences publishes all books under a Creative Commons Attribution License (e.g., CC BY 4.0). Authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the public the right to share and adapt the content, provided appropriate credit is given.

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