Peer-Reviewing Journal Articles on Scientific Merit Rather than Language
Where should peer reviewers focus their feedback on journal article submissions that fall short of the standards in academic English language usage? What is the best response to a manuscript that seems to have scientific merit but lacks clear communication due to grammar and syntax?
Find out how two scholars approach these questions from the viewpoint of support for an inclusive global academic community. In this editorial post, Elsevier recommends development of diversity in knowledge and expertise from all parts of the world to cultivate global authorship and international readership and provide practical advice to individual peer reviewers as well as those who develop author guidelines for journals.
