CONTENTS
- AUPresses Statement
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Why Peer Review Is Important
- Section 1: The AE’s Choices about Why, When, and How to Conduct Peer Review
- Section 2: Selecting Peer Reviewers
- Section 3: Working with Peer Reviewers
- Section 4: Sharing Peer Reviews with Authors
- Section 5: Peer Reviews as Documents of Record
Publishing Notes
The second edition of the Best Practices for Peer Review of Scholarly Books handbook was published online in September 2022. The original edition was released in 2016.
Additional Formats
In addition to the Handbook’s online presentation, the 2022 edition is available as a downloadable PDF and in print-ready booklet files. Access these formats here.
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