On Performance of Peer Review for Academic Journals: Analysis Based on Distributed Parallel System

Abstract

A simulation model based on parallel systems is established, aiming to explore the relation between the number of submissions and the overall standard of academic journals within a similar discipline under peer review. The model can effectively simulate the submission, review, and acceptance behaviors of academic journals in a distributed manner. According to the simulation experiments, it could possibly happen that the overall standard of academic journals deteriorates due to excessive submissions.

This paper is already published in the journal IEEE Access and its copyright is fully open. The title was adjusted according to the review comments