Peer Review Process

All manuscripts will be thoroughly and comprehensively reviewed by peers. We only publish articles that have been reviewed and approved by highly qualified researchers with expertise in the relevant field (at least two reviewers per article). We employ a double-blind peer review process.  

In summary, the stages of the peer review process are as follows:

  1. Manuscript Submission (by the author).  
  2. Screening and Manuscript Selection (by the manager and editor). The editor reserves the right to directly accept, reject, or review the manuscript. Before proceeding to the next stage, each manuscript will undergo a plagiarism check using Turnitin.  
  3. Manuscript Review Process (by the reviewer).  
  4. Notification of Acceptance, Revision, or Rejection (by the editor to the author based on the reviewer's comments).  
  5. Manuscript Revision (by the author).  
  6. Submission of Revised Manuscript Based on Reviewer’s Suggestions (by the author), following the same process as in point 1.  
  7. If the reviewer is satisfied with the revision, the editor will issue a notification of manuscript acceptance.  
  8. Galley Proof Process and Publication.  

The steps from numbers 1 to 5 are considered one cycle in the peer-review process. The editor or editorial board evaluates the feedback provided by the peer reviewers and makes a decision. The following are the most common decisions that authors may receive regarding their manuscript: 

  • Accepted without Revision: The journal will publish the manuscript in its original form.  
  • Accepted with Minor Revisions: The journal will publish the manuscript, provided the author makes minor corrections within a specified timeframe.  
  • Accepted with Major Revisions: The journal will publish the manuscript on the condition that the author makes revisions in accordance with the suggestions from peer reviewers and/or the editor, within a specified timeframe.
  • Resubmission (Conditional Rejection): The journal is willing to reconsider the manuscript in the next decision cycle after the author makes substantial revisions.  
  • Rejected (Outright Rejection): The journal will neither publish nor reconsider the manuscript, even if the author makes significant revisions.