Author Guide
Write a Peer-reviewed Article

Peer-reviewed articles reflect scholarly research that builds on the body of academic literature serving the profession. Only original work is accepted and should not be under consideration by other publishers at the time of submission. To be accepted for publication, these articles are evaluated by at least two members of the journal’s Editorial Review Board.  

Peer-reviewed articles published in the ASRT journals fall into three categories:

Peer-review Process

Reviews are double blind, meaning that Editorial Review Board members do not know the names of the authors, nor do authors know who is reviewing their manuscript. The peer-review process takes about eight weeks and consists of the following steps.

1. The manuscript is sent to the Editorial Review Board chairman.
2. The chairman assigns the manuscript to at least two Editorial Review Board members for review.
3. Reviewers evaluate the manuscript using a standardized checklist.
4. Reviewers recommend that the manuscript be accepted for publication, returned to the author for revisions or rejected.
5. The chairman makes a decision (accept, revise or reject) based on reviewer feedback and notifies the author.

Helpful Resources

The tools below will help you prepare your submission:

• Review ethical considerations for authors.
• Format your document with these guidelines.
• View reference models or try an online citation generator.
• Learn how to submit images and secure reprint permissions.