Writing an academic paper for peer review is not an easy task. Peer reviewed papers are works which are reviewed by an independent group who are experts in the same field which the work is written on. Usually, the review process is requested prior to publishing the work in a scholarly journal.
 
Thus, peer reviewed papers require a different approach than the one followed when submitting a research for universities. Such approach usually implies that peer reviewed papers would conform to the requirements and the expectations of the group that will review the paper. This article will attempt to outline a few of the peculiarities in writing and submitting peer reviewed papers.
 
Writing Peer Reviewed Papers
 
Peer reviewed papers usually follow the general structure of research papers, i.e. introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. The information contained in such sections usually resembles those in research papers. There are a few mistakes that should be avoided when writing peer reviewed papers, a glimpse of which can be seen in the following points:

1. Lacking information on the significance of the paper.
2. A small number of references.
3. Lacking a section on implications.
4. Overusing passive voice.
5. Using inappropriate methodology
6. Unfocused literature review

Submitting Peer Reviewed Papers
 
Given that a suitable journal was found for publication, one of the most important steps should be making sure that your peer reviewed paper conforms to the selected journal in terms of requirements, standards, and topics. The issue of topic should not be underestimated, where the topic of your peer reviewed paper should conform to the list of topics the journal publish.
 
Accordingly, the list of topics should not be assumed from the title of the journal. A good suggestion can be seen in reading a few of the articles published by the journal to acknowledge the expectations of the review group.