Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Insolvation follows an editor-led double-blind peer review process for manuscripts that pass initial editorial screening.

1. Initial editorial screening: the editorial office checks scope fit, originality, structural readiness, disclosure completeness, anonymisation, and policy compliance.
2. Desk decision where necessary: manuscripts that fall outside scope or fail threshold requirements may be declined without external review.
3. Double-blind external review: suitable submissions are sent for anonymous expert review, with reviewer identity and author identity protected as far as reasonably possible.
4. Editorial decision: the journal may issue a decision of accept, minor revision, major revision, resubmit, or reject.
5. Revision stage: authors are expected to respond to reviewer and editorial comments clearly, respectfully, and in good faith.
6. Final production review: accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, proofing, metadata checks, DOI/identifier preparation where applicable, and publication preparation.

Editorial independence

Reviewer selection, editorial judgment, and final decisions remain at the journal's discretion and are based on scholarly merit, scope fit, originality, evidence, ethics, and contribution to the field.

Payment firewall

Peer reviewers and editors are not to consider APC payment status, waiver requests, author funding, or author ability to pay. Payment and waiver administration is kept separate from review and editorial decision-making.

The journal may adjust reviewer number or workflow depth depending on manuscript category, quality, and editorial necessity. For ethics, disclosure, and post-decision policy context, authors and reviewers should also consult the journal's policy pages.