Consider the peer-review process, and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
Once an author submits his or her paper to a journal, _____ evaluate the paper. If they determine that it may be a good candidate for publication, the paper is sent to several experts, or _____, for review. If an editor agrees with their recommendation to _____ the paper, the editor and author work together to revise the paper for publication, usually based on feedback from the referees.

A. children, peers, hide
B. editors, non-experts, throw out
C. readers, non-experts, publish
D. editors, peers, publish