Received papers are subject to review. The aim of the review is to help the editor-in-chief decide whether to accept or reject the paper and to improve the quality of the manuscript through a process of communication with the authors.

The review is doubly anonymous.

The length of the review depends on the reviewers themselves, but A PRIORI magazine recommends to its reviewers that the review does not last longer than 30 days. The work of reviewers is not paid.

The selection of reviewers is at the discretion of the editor-in-chief. Reviewers must have relevant knowledge in the field of the manuscript and must not be from the same institution as the author, nor may they be authors who have recently published together (as co-authors) with any of the authors of the submitted paper.

In the main phase of the review, the editor sends the submitted manuscripts to the address of experts in the field. The performance appraisal form contains a checklist to help reviewers cover all aspects that may decide the outcome of the review. In the last part of the evaluation form, reviewers must include observations and suggestions aimed at improving the submitted manuscript; comments are later sent to the authors, without the names of the reviewers.

During the review process, the editor may request the author to provide additional information (including primary data), if necessary to make a judgment about the scientific contribution of the manuscript. The editor and reviewers must keep such information confidential and must not use it for personal gain.

The editorial office is obliged to ensure quality control of the review. In case the authors have serious and well-founded objections to the review, the editorial board will check whether the review is objective and whether it meets academic standards. If there is any doubt about the objectivity or quality of the review, the editor will seek the opinion of other reviewers.