Editorial: enhancing the quality of dialogue among editors, authors, and reviewers in editorial review.

摘要

As I reflect on my years of editorship of the Journal oj Pediatric Psychology QPP) and our work together, I'm very proud of our collaboration and collective accomplishments as an editorial team. For the most part, I believe we have delivered prompt, high-quality reviews that have improved the quality of the published research in JPP. Many authors have commented on the quality and helpfulness of the reviews they have received from JPP. That said, all reviews and editorial decisions are done by human beings. Hence, they remain imperfect. For this reason, in the spirit of continuous quality improvement, I believe it is important for us to work together to improve our review process. Previous editorials focused on improving content of reviews (Drotar, 2009) as well as the efficiency of reviews and reducing their burden on authors (Drotar, 2011). Some areas continue to require our attention and are the focus of this editorial. For example, some authors and associate editors remain concerned about the length and unnecessary detail of reviews. In addition, the quality of the dialogue that occurs among authors, reviewers, and editors in the context of manuscript review can be enhanced.