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Review Process

Stance's Content Review Process

Each manuscript that is submitted to Stance is anonymously examined by several internal and external reviewers during the spring semester. Stance's editorial board is made up of associate editors, content editors, copy editors, and external reviewers from all over the world who collaborate to evaluate manuscript submissions based on the Stance criteria: structure, organization, clarity, concision, balance of depth and breadth, coherence, academic rigor, strength of argumentation, appropriate tone, intellectual struggle, significance of conclusion, and originality.

As the editorial board narrows down the pool of submissions, several authors are invited to revise and resubmit their manuscripts. The editorial board then works in partnership with those authors to perfect their manuscripts for publication.

Once Stance’s editorial team has accepted a selection of papers to be published, the copy-editing team reviews the papers for clarity, grammatical correctness, and adherence to Chicago Style. The copy-editing team is also responsible for reviewing and editing any additional materials or communications produced and distributed by Stance. One glance at the footnotes in Stance will demonstrate the quality of their work.

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