How do papers get reviewed at PLoS Medicine?
We involve the academic community in our peer review process as much as possible. After professional staff have determined that the paper falls within the scope of the journal, and is of a minimum acceptable quality, decisions on whether to send a paper out for in-depth review are made via a collaboration between experienced, professional editors who work full time at PLoS, and academic editors who are experts in their field. In this system, all papers within the scope of the journal—even those rejected without peer review—receive ample consideration. The academic editors remain involved at all levels of the review process, through the oversight of revisions to the final acceptance of a paper.
