关于期刊编辑的分工

turkeykUID: 208840

关于editor, co-editor和associate editor都是干什么的，我终于找到一个比较明确（但适用范围未知，可能很多，也可能只是这一家）的回答（by econometrica）：

3.1.    Reviews
We cannot pre-review papers.  Only papers submitted as described above will be considered.
Once a submission has been made the Editor will reply with an electronic message that acknowledges receipt of the manuscript. After the author membership is confirmed and the manuscript checked for compatibility with our instructions (as described in the submission instructions), the review process will begin and a second electronic message will be sent to the corresponding author indicating the manuscript number (MS#) assigned to it. This number should be cited in all future correspondence.
Most, but not all, papers are sent to one or more outside referees, one of whom is typically an Associate Editor of the journal. These Associate Editors are leading economists who have been kind enough to agree to referee a large number of papers for us in a timely manner; we are very grateful for their help and try to use it wisely. We also try to be considerate of all of those who donate their time to referee papers for the journal. Thus, referees are instructed that we do not expect them to try to decipher poorly prepared manuscripts; a submission may be rejected solely because typographical errors and imprecise definitions make it hard to understand.
The desire to economize on scarce refereeing resources is the main reason that the Coeditor in charge will sometimes choose to reject a paper without calling on outside referees. This may happen if the paper has an obvious mistake, or is so poorly written that its correctness cannot be determined; it can also occur when the paper is both correct and clear, but seems inappropriate for this journal for various reasons. In such cases, the best policy for all concerned is that the paper be returned to the author(s) as quickly as possible.
Beyond ensuring that published papers are novel, important, and correct, the editorial staff would also like them to appear in a timely fashion. Usually, we aim to complete the review process within four to five months, although some papers may take longer.  (We attempt to send out decisions on papers that are rejected without review within a couple of weeks.)  The yearly Editor's Report published in the January issue of the journal and online at http://www.econometricsociety.org/editorsreports.asp, contains statistics regarding our current performance. We welcome reminders and complaints from authors who experience a long delay.

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3.2.    Decisions
Manuscripts may be rejected, returned for specified revision, or accepted.
Revisions are, in general, of two forms: those cases where the editors see potential promise, but cannot identify even likely conditions for acceptance, and those where the editors have a better sense of the potential paper they would like to see. We aim to provide specific suggestions, but obviously will be more successful only in the latter case. In the former case, the likelihood for significant further revision is high.
In the ordinary course of events, we expect authors who are offered the opportunity to submit a revised version of their paper to return it within one year.  If a paper is returned after two years, there will be no presumption that it will be sent to the original Co-Editor (especially if he/she has left the board) and, given the passage of time, the Co-Editor will be able to use his/her decision process.

The decision letter regarding the revisions provides as much detail as the editor is capable of providing. We ask that authors not contact us for further advice, or send us outlines for suggested revisions, or even “tentative” revisions. We will review revisions upon resubmission only.

Accepted manuscripts may be published as a paper or in the notes and comments section of the journal--this decision is made by the editor handling the paper.

Unless the coeditor specifies otherwise, decisions are final. Unsolicited revisions of rejected papers will be rejected without review.

总结起来就是，editor和co-ditor做决定，但不一定直接审稿，associate editor一般会充当referee中的一个，很可能也是最重要的一个。

dualangUID: 2470343

赞！ 最近冷清 需要这种好帖～～

alexanderheUID: 2491856

顶 我想贴发不出来啊

shuroUID: 2401325

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