Peer Review Policy

At L’Harmattan Publishing House all scholarly books (monographs, edited books and text editions) are quality checked before publication. On L’Harmattan Open Access (openaccess.pub and openaccess.hu) the majority of our publications are peer-reviewed scholarly content (see peer review section below), with a minority of scholarly and science popularizing publications being reviewed by the the editors of book series. In the case of peer-reviewed works, the name of the reviewer is included in the imprint and in the metadata of the book publication page.

Proposal review

Book proposals are submitted directly or through our editorial office to special editorial boards or series editors. The editorial boards or external experts evaluate the proposal focusing on the academic nature of the submission, the originality and scientific significance of the work, and the structure, style and references of the book. If the editorial board accepts the proposal, the full manuscript will be sent to peer reviewers or for editorial review.

Peer review of manuscripts

Once a book proposal has been approved and the full manuscript has been submitted to the appropriate editorial board, the evaluation process, managed by the book series editors begins. The manuscript will be sent for peer review where independent and external experts (with PhD or equivalent qualification) are invited to comment on either the entire book or chapters in an edited collection. Reviewers are selected on the basis of their area of expertise as it relates to the content of the book. The reviewer's comments will be evaluated by the editorial board, which will make a recommendation on whether to accept, revise, or reject the book.Open access publication is decided by the editorial board. Although the publisher is not authorised to participate in editorial decision-making, it has the right to reject a manuscript for publication if it provides a detailed explanation. It also has the right to retract a publication in the event of a serious violation of professional standards. The publisher is entitled to view the peer reviews associated with the publication.Editorial guidelines may vary in detail by series editorial boards. For further information, please visit the Collection description pages on our platform, the official pages of the editorial boards or see the book’s imprint.

For further information regarding our publishing policies please visit Publication ethics, Publish with us, and Publication costs.