Peer Review Process

All submitted manuscripts go through a peer review process. It contains a few steps.

First of all, a manuscript can be accepted for consideration only if the same work has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

The second one is to make sure if the manuscript fits Focus and Scope of the Journal.

The next step is to verify that the paper is prepared in accordance with the rules described in the Author Guidelines.

Once this is done, the manuscript is sent to appropriate referees (at least two) based on the subject of the manuscript. Referees read the manuscript closely and provide individual critiques in the form of a report, which contains comments, remarks, and recommendations such as “Accept Submission”, “Revisions Required”, “Resubmit for Review”, “Reject Submission”, etc.

The editorial board sends the reports to the author(s) by e-mail, either with a final decision or with a revision request, which in turn can be accepted or declined by the author(s). Once the referees are satisfied with the latest version, it can be accepted for publication by the editorial board.

This process is single-blinded. It means that the referee knows the author(s) of the manuscript, but not vice versa.

Usually, manuscripts will take up to 90 days to review. A manuscript can be rejected if the editorial board is unable to find appropriate referees.