For after a scientist wrote up her findings in a paper, she submitted it to a journal for peer review. after the review, it was accepted. what happens to the paper in the next step of the peer-review process? after a scientist wrote up her findings in a paper, she submitted it to a journal for peer review. after the review, it was accepted. a. it becomes a part of the accepted research. b. it is returned to the author. c. it gets published. d. it needs to be rewritten.