D9.1: A Specification for FIDIS Journal

Title: EDITORIAL AND REVIEWING POLICY

Editorial and reviewing policy

The Editor-In-Chief will screen each paper on arrival and will make a rapid decision as to whether to send it for review.  Rigour and relevance to identity in the information society are the first prerequisites but readability, interest value, informed expert views and context are significant, as well as forward-looking perspectives that can generate future research agendas.

Submissions that pass the screening stage will be sent to one of the Associate Editors to manage the review process.  Each paper will be blind-reviewed by two to three scholars.  A pool of potential reviewers will be recruited in advance and approached on an ad hoc basis, depending on the expertise required to provide a high quality assessment of submissions.

The Editorial Board will establish a policy on time-frames for reaching editorial decisions, which will aim at shortening wait times to the minimum possible.  Since the chosen format is that of an e-journal, it may be possible to reduce time lags between submission and publication.  This should be reinforced by a strict editorial policy, which would work to the benefit of prospective authors as well as readers.