Improving Peer Reviewer Guidelines at C&RL

Abstract

This editorial outlines considerations for the College & Research Libraries peer review and editorial processes prompted by the publication of an article by Kristen Antelman (2025) in the May issue of C&RL. In response to this article, #CripLib published a post (Anonymous, 2025) which questioned the editorial decisions and quality of peer review at College & Research Libraries. Smith’s (2025) letter to the editor also noted some issues with the use of sources in the article. In 2024, before the publication of the Antelman article and the responses to it, the previous and current C&RL editors had already identified peer reviewer guidance as a need to address and