How to Review for Reading Research Quarterly

Invitation. You will be e-mailed an invitation to review a manuscript.

Response. Click a response in the e-mail, indicating whether you agree, decline, or are unavailable. Once you respond, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not respond, you may receive e-mailed reminders. After one week with no response, another reviewer may be invited to review the manuscript.

Confirmation. If you agree to review the manuscript, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and the manuscript will be posted in your Reviewer Center at the Manuscript Central website. You will then have three weeks to complete the review.

Extensions. If you are unable to return a review by the deadline, contact the RRQ office about an extension.

Reassignment. If you miss the deadline and have not contacted the RRQ office, the manuscript may be assigned to another reviewer.

Comments. We recommend you word-process your comments to authors and editors, and then copy and paste into the Manuscript Central score sheet. As you work, click the “Save and Draft” button to ensure you do not lose your comments. You can come back later to modify and complete the review.

Complete your review. Click “Submit” at the bottom of the score sheet. You will then receive an e-mail confirming receipt of the review. Follow the progress of the manuscripts you have reviewed by logging into your reviewer center.

Revisions. If an author is invited to revise and resubmit a manuscript, every effort will be made to send the revision to the same reviewers who commented on the original submission.