The Manuscript Review and Decision-Making Process

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Peer review and editorial decision-making processes were examined for manuscripts submitted to the American Sociological Review between 1977 and 1981. Authors' professional characteristics, manuscript characteristics, review procedures, and referees' recommendations accounted for more than 58 percent of the variance in the editors' final decisions. Authors' professional characteristics had little effect. Manuscripts reporting qualitative data analysis were less likely to receive favorable recommendations from referees. Assigning editors had considerable influence via the recommendations of the referees they selected. Averaged recommendations of peer referees and the number of revisions accounted for the most variance in the editors' final decisions.

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