摘要：

目的 为交叉学科期刊的同行评审流程优化提供指导和借鉴。 方法 采用案例研究与前后对比分析方法，以《工业工程》的评审流程改革为研究对象，剖析了该刊引入领域主编预审机制，构建“编辑初审-领域主编预审-双盲专家评审-主编终审”四级评审流程并配套质量控制体系的实践过程，通过对比改革前后在平均审稿周期等关键绩效指标上的变化，验证该优化机制的有效性。 结果 通过组建专业的领域主编团队，明确领域主编在审稿流程中承担专业判断、审稿人推荐、仲裁不一致意见等职责；结合时效管理、模板化反馈与绩效评估的质量控制体系，稿件的平均审稿周期由149 d缩短至68 d，评审意见的质量和一致性也得到显著提升。 结论 领域主编预审机制能兼顾评审效率、学术质量与公正性，为交叉学科期刊审稿流程优化提供了一套可推广的实践范式。

关键词: 同行评审, 领域主编, 预审机制, 审稿效率, 质量控制, 《工业工程》

Abstract:

Purposes This paper aims to provide guidance on optimizing the peer review process in cross-disciplinary journals. Methods This research uses a case study and comparative analysis to examine the optimisation of the review process for the Industrial Engineering Journal. It investigates the introduction of a pre-review mechanism by area editors， establishing a four-stage process involving “editorial preliminary screening， area editor pre-review， double-blind expert review and editor-in-chief final review”， along with a supporting quality control system. The effectiveness of this mechanism is validated by comparing its key performance indicators， such as average review cycle times. Findings This novel process has established a professional team of area editors and clarified their responsibilities for providing professional assessments， evaluating manuscripts’ innovative value， and suggesting appropriate reviewers. Additionally， the journal has implemented a quality control system incorporating timeliness management， standardized feedback， and performance evaluation. Consequently， the average review cycle has decreased from 149 days to 68 days. Conclusions In practice， the area editor pre-review mechanism has proven to be efficient. The process has been developed to balance review efficiency， academic quality， and fairness， thus offering a replicable model for optimizing the review process of interdisciplinary journals.

Key words: Peer review, Area editor, Pre-review mechanism, Peer review efficiency, Quality control, Industrial Engineering Journal