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ci-review-process

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Use to understand how Critical Inquiry (CI) evaluates a submission — peer review plus close reading by the editors-in-chief in consultation with the editorial team, the no-simultaneous-submission rule, the commissioned/special-issue routes, and the high ambition bar that defines the journal. Sets expectations and shapes the essay to survive review; it does not contact editors.

When to use

• Stress-test the essay against CI's expectations
• Deciding whether a project is an unsolicited Article or commissioned piece
• Considering a special-issue proposal
• Interpreting a decision and setting expectations
• Pre-empting failure modes before sending
• Shaping the essay to pass review
• Review-risk pass for Critical Inquiry
• Comparing against sibling journals for routing

When not to use

• Contacting editors
• Polishing format if a sibling journal owns the contribution
• Giving submission-ready advice without checking official-source-map.md

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