Session 7 – Post-peer review manuscript assessment

Session 7.2

Sunday, 26 June 9.30am-10.45am (Valencia time)

Communicating reviewer and editorial comments to authors and making the final decision

• Should editors edit reviewer comments?
• How do you deal with inappropriate comments in reviews?
• How do you convey that one review might be more influential than others?
• Editorial points: what to ask for at this stage
• Assessing revised manuscripts – have the authors responded satisfactorily?
• How do you decide whether to send for re-review if necessary?
• Making the final decision

This session in full

Session 7 – Post-peer review manuscript assessment
Chair: Delia Mihaila, MDPI
7.1   Evaluating peer review and making decisions – Dr George Calin, MD Anderson Cancer Center (more details)
7.2  Communicating reviewer and editorial comments to authors and making the final decision – Dr Duc Le, The Lancet, UK (more details)
7.3  How to deal with appeals during the peer review process – Dr Enric Sayas, MDPI (more details)