Review Process — Per Section (jpsp-review-process)

JPSP is reviewed inside one of three independently edited sections, by an editor and reviewers who are mutually masked to the authors. Knowing how your section frames decisions helps you anticipate what reviewers will ask. The IRGP section has published an unusually explicit review model (below); ASC and PPID share the masked, theory-first culture but set their own specifics (verify).

When to trigger

• Anticipating how the section will evaluate the paper before submitting
• Interpreting a decision letter's framing (innovation, central vs. peripheral limitations)
• Deciding whether a prospective design should be a Registered Report (Stage 1)

How the section judges a paper