Editor Guidelines
Responsibilities and best practices for Energy Conservation editorial board members maintaining publication excellence.
Editorial Excellence in Energy Science
Energy Conservation editors ensure rigorous, fair evaluation of sustainability research while maintaining efficient workflows that serve authors and the scientific community effectively.
Editors guide manuscripts through evaluation, ensuring appropriate reviewer selection, timely processing, and fair decisions based on scientific merit for energy conservation research.
Manuscript Assessment
Initial evaluation of submissions for scope fit, technical quality, and potential contribution to energy efficiency and sustainability knowledge.
Reviewer Selection
Identify qualified experts to evaluate manuscripts in their areas of energy research specialty with appropriate technical expertise.
Decision Making
Synthesize reviewer feedback into fair, well-reasoned decisions with constructive guidance for conservation research authors.
- Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts and author identities for energy research submissions
- Recuse from decisions involving personal or professional conflicts in sustainability research
- Ensure objective evaluation based on scientific merit, not author characteristics
- Report suspected misconduct following established COPE procedures
Timeline expectations: Editors should complete initial assessment within one week and coordinate reviews for completion within four weeks for energy conservation manuscripts.
Decisions include accept, minor revision, major revision, and reject for sustainability research. Revision requests should provide clear guidance on required changes with constructive feedback for improvement.
Authors may appeal editorial decisions with substantiated grounds. Appeals are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or alternate editors for energy conservation research.
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