For reviewers

GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWERS

Please first see PSR's guidelines on publication ethics here. All reviewers are asked to comment on the following:

1. Conformity to the journal's scope

Does this paper engage with the literature on Social Representations in ways that exemplify, expand or critique aspects of the theory?

Will the paper be of interest to the Social Representations readership and stimulate interest and discussion?

2. Originality and scholarly contribution

Does the paper make an original contribution at the level of theory, methodology or empirical focus?

Does the paper develop new insight into existing conceptual debates, methodological conventions or a field of study?

Is there little original but some other contribution in the paper that is of value (such a scholarly review of existing material)?

3. Clarity and style of writing

Is the paper well-structured and is it easy to follow the argument?

Is it well-written and accessible to an international range of readers?

4. Methodology and analysis (if an empirical paper)

Is the methodology suitable for the research problem?

Is the design and method of analysis explained clearly?

Are limitations properly considered?

5. Comments

Please include comments for the author that will assist them in revising the paper, if necessary. Please remember that the more detailed your comments, the more useful they are, both for the authors and the editors. You may also want to include comments for the editor's attention only. Please make this clear and put these at the top of the review.

6. Please highlight your recommendation

- Accept as is. This is a paper of outstanding quality.

- Accept subject to minor revisions.

- Accept subject to major revisions.

- Reject as it is more suitable for another journal (please specify).

- Reject as it is not suitable for publication.