Peer Review

Peer review is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. Peer review requires a community of experts in a given (and often narrowly defined) field, who are qualified and able to perform impartial review. Impartial review, especially of work in less narrowly defined or inter-disciplinary fields, may be difficult to accomplish; and the significance (good or bad) of an idea may never be widely appreciated among its contemporaries. Pragmatically, peer review refers to the work done during the screening of submitted manuscripts and funding applications. This process encourages authors to meet the accepted standards of their discipline and prevents the dissemination of irrelevant findings, unwarranted claims, unacceptable interpretations, and personal views.

The Duquesne Criminal Law Journal utilizes attorneys, judges and legal professors, working in the field of criminal law, as Peer Reviewers, in order to maintain a higher academic standard to the journal's submissions. This review system keeps articles topical in the ever changing field of criminal law and also gives writers insight into crafting a polished scholarly article from experienced professionals. This process ensures that by the time the journal is published, the strongest articles will have gone through a lengthy process of edit and critique. In the end, the reader will be able to rely on each article as a current trend or a precedent in specific areas of criminal law.

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