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This chapter sums up the findings and limitations of the study. It then makes recommendations for further research into editorial peer review in terms of both research approach and further issues that could be usefully investigated.

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Paltridge, B. (2017). Conclusions. In: The Discourse of Peer Review. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48736-0_8

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