Editorial and Peer Review Policies

Pinnacle Science is a publisher for a series of peer-reviewed journals. Manuscripts published in a Pinnacle Science journal undergoes rigorous peer-review by one or two professionals or experts in the field. Pinnacle Science uses a single blind peer review process. Once a manuscript is submitted for publication, the editor of the journal will conduct an initial review of the manuscript. The editor will read and review the manuscript, then seek qualified reviewers, if the editor deems the works fits the aims and scope of the journal. The editor, reserves the right to reject a manuscript prior to peer review for various reason that deal with quality, aims and scope, attention to detail using the template, etc.

One to two peer reviewers will review a manuscript and submit a recommendation to the editor. Typically, manuscripts will undergo double peer-review. If only one reviewer is selected, the editor of the journal will provide a review as well. If recommended, the editor can grant authors the opportunity to revise the manuscript or the article is rejected, per reviewer recommendations. A final decision is made about a manuscript after expert reviews have provided the editor with a recommendation. The editor is granted the final accept or reject decision, primarily when there is a split decision between two reviewers or if there is one reviewer. The process usually takes less than 30-45 days from submission to publication, if accepted. The time frame is highly dependent upon author and reviewer promptness. Pinnacle Science encourages reviewers to return an initial decision within 21 days.

Peer Review Steps

  1. Manuscript formatted utilizing the journal template and submitted with manuscript and author information

  2. Editorial preliminary review of the manuscript

  3. Manuscript sent and reviewed by one-two peer reviewers

  4. Recommendations from peer review sent to authors or accept or rejected

  5. If revisions are recommended, authors have the opportunity to make revisions and resubmit (this process may occur more than once, if revisions are not deemed appropriate by reviewers)

  6. Final editorial decision is made to accept or reject the manuscript

  7. If accepted, the manuscript is published under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 license and a DOI number is assigned