Review for CCCURJ
There are three ways to review for CCCURJ, and each looks at something different. Apply from your account; you can be a peer reviewer and an editor at the same time, but an account holds one editor role. See also who reviews what.
| Peer reviewer | Preprint editor | Managing editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you review | CCCURJ Flagship papers in your subjects, when a managing editor invites you | Every preprint submitted to the archive, before it is announced | CCCURJ Flagship applications |
| What you do | Read the whole paper and write a signed report on its quality, accuracy and ethics, with a recommendation: accept, minor revision, major revision or reject | Check scope, category, artifact type, that the LaTeX matches the PDF, disclosures and eligibility; announce, hold with a note, or decline with a reason. Not peer review | Invite at least two peer reviewers, read their reports, and accept, ask for a revision or decline with a decision letter. Also approve peer reviewers |
| Who can apply | California Community College students (current, recent graduates or former, including transfer students) with relevant coursework or research | California Community College students (current, recent graduates or former) | California Community College students (current, recent graduates or former) |
| Approved by | A managing editor | An admin | An admin |
| Public credit | Your reports and name are published with accepted articles | Your name and totals on the leaderboard | Your decision letters and name are published with accepted articles, and you appear on the leaderboard |
| Apply to be a peer reviewer | Apply to be a preprint editor | Apply to be a managing editor |
Peer reviewers: read the reviewer guide before you apply; the application asks you to confirm you have.
Everyone who reviews agrees to
- Keep unpublished manuscripts confidential and never upload them to an external generative AI system.
- Declare conflicts of interest, and never handle their own work or the work of co-authors, collaborators or close colleagues.
- Be timely and constructive, following COPE guidance.
Each role also agrees to
- Peer reviewers: publish their reports, recommendations and name with accepted articles.
- Preprint editors: check scope, format, disclosures and eligibility only, never whether the research is right, and give a reason for every hold or decline.
- Managing editors: publish their decision letters and name with accepted articles, and give reasons for every decline.
All three roles are for students. Faculty can mentor authors, co-author, or join the Faculty Advisory Board: see for faculty.