Peer-review policy

Genus operates a double-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers do not know the names or affiliations of the authors and the reviewer reports provided to the authors are anonymous.
Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two to three experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. Reviewers will also be asked to indicate how interesting and significant the research is. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Genus Editors have active research programs and, on occasion, submit their manuscripts to Genus. In these cases, Editors are masked to the peer review process and editorial decision-making, and are not able to access their own submissions in the online manuscript submission system. Manuscripts by Editors are assessed using the same criteria as those applied to all Genus submissions.