There are at least two reviews for each submission. The reviewers use a three-step process. The first part of the review process asks the board members to rate the article on nine dimensions, using a Likert scale. Next, the reviewer writes a narrative assessment of the article. This part of the review elaborates on the strengths and weaknesses, offers suggestions for improvement, and recommends changes, if indicated, the author must make before the manuscript can be accepted.
Reviewers usually complete their critiques within four weeks.
After the completion of the review process, staff editors send a detailed written summary of the reviewers' comments with a decision, either via regular mail or by email. If accepted, the article's publication status is conditional, pending a careful final editorial review. Even after the authors whose article has been accepted make the recommended changes on their submissions, the editors conduct a thorough review and copy edit before they publish the article. The entire review process takes approximately eight weeks. By submitting their articles, authors grant New Horizons the right to publish, distribute electronically, archive, and make retrievable their material if published in the journal.