Reviewer Guidance

Only those manuscripts meeting the highest standards of scholarly quality, originality, and argumentative clarity will be accepted for publication.

Reviewers are asked to fill in a form. Please note these general instructions: 

• We encourage reviewers to apply strict criteria regarding the quality and thematic scope of submissions, as well as their structure and language. 
• OAr Journal has different sections (please visit the About the Journal page) and contributions must fit one of them. 
• Please note that OAr Journal does not allow for more than two rounds of review, with very few exceptions. This means that we may ask you to review a revised version of the article, but it is unlikely we will ask you to review a second revision. 
• The categories we employ are:
• Accept submission: Use this category only in case no changes to content, structure, or language are required prior to publication. We expect that this will rarely be the case; this category is reserved for absolutely outstanding manuscripts.
• Revisions required: Use this category if only minor revisions are required to transform the manuscript into a high-quality, publishable article. While this category does not guarantee publication, it indicates that publication is likely if the revision addresses the reviewers’ specific comments.
• Resubmit for review: Use this category if major revisions are required to transform this manuscript into a high-quality, publishable article. 
• Decline submission: Use this category for manuscripts that you do not expect to turn into high-quality, publishable articles even contingent on major revisions. 
• See Comments: Use this category if further information is required.
• If you have already reviewed this article (or an earlier version) for another journal, please let us know.
• Please note that the editor-in-chief reserves the right to veto the publication of an article even if all reviewers have recommended publication.