Submitted papers are via an online submission system. All published papers in Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica (also referred to as the Journal) are strictly peer reviewed (Peer-review is defined as the process of contributions receiving comments from relevant experts in the field). Generally, a minimum of 2 peer reviewers are chosen for the single-blind peer review process. The Journal’s review process is as follows:
1 Initial review by editor
The editorial department automatically assigns responsible editor to each incoming article. The submitted papers will be initially reviewed with respect to the orientation, the topic selection and academic level. All papers will be screened by using AMLC system powered by CNKI to prevent academic misconduct. Text copy ratio should be lower than 15%. The papers that satisfied the requirements of the Journal will be subject to expert review process and those fail will be rejected.
2Peer review
The paper will be reviewed by 2-3 experts based on the guiding, scientific, innovative, practical and other specific contents. Reviewers should give objective and fair review opinions. Reviewers must have no interest relationship with the authors and funders of the papers, and guarantee the confidentiality of the papers, author information and relevant contents. For details, please refer to “Reviewer Responsibilities” in “Publication Ethics Statement” (https://www.yskw.ac.cn/yskwxzzen/site/menus/20230113132009001).
3Re-review by editor
The editor will provide authors with comprehensive review opinions based on the peer review opinions of experts and the academic quality requirements of the Journal. In this process, the manuscript may need to be revised repeatedly, submitted for review.
4Final review by editor-in-chief (editorial committee)
The editor-in-chief (or designated associate editor-in-chief) decides whether to accept the papers or make further revisions based on the review opinions of peer experts and the editors. Controversial papers are submitted to the editorial board for discussion, and final conclusions are given.
