Editorial Process
Preliminary Screening
After receiving an article, the editor screens the submission for conformity with:
- mission and scope of our academic journal;
- established submission requirements.
If the submission agrees with the above criteria, the editor will ensure compliance with ethical rules and will verify overall research quality.
Based on initial screening, one of the following decisions could be reached:
- Rejecting submission. If the article falls outside the aim and scope of our academic journal or submission was not in conformity with established requirements;
- Sending back for revision. If work contains any deficiencies, or small errors, the editor will request necessary corrections or revision. Author must make all requested updates and resubmit research. After corrections are made, the editor will review the updated version;
- Appoint Reviewers. To go through peer-review.
Peer-review
Peer review process may be lengthy (typically up to 2 months) and is unique to each submission. Two reviewers are assigned to each submission, who are selected from internal database, editorial board members or through web-search to find new relevant and qualified scientists/researchers. Publication uses double anonymized peer review process, therefore, all information about authors and reviewers is confidential and is not available to each other. Authors are not able to recommend reviewers for their own work.
As a result of this stage, the reviewer could make one of the following decisions:
- accept without changes;
- revise and resubmit;
- reject article.
The above recommendations are anonymously communicated to Authors and are reviewed by the editor prior to reaching a final decision on article publishing. If the editor suspects any reviewer bias or non-conformity with ethical norms, he/she can appoint a different or additional reviewer. The same procedure could be used if reports from each reviewer are significantly different.
Authors must address all comments and recommendations received from the reviewers within 20 days of receipt of the notification for minor revisions and within 45 days for major revisions. Revision process might comprise multiple rounds until the editor is satisfied with all edits and is able to reach his/her decision to accept the article for publishing.
Also, the work can be rechecked for conformity with Publication ethical guidelines. Typically, this additional step is included in case of major changes to the manuscript.
After completion of all procedures listed above, the editorial office will issue letters stating one of the following decisions:
- article is rejected with clearly stated reasons for rejection;
- article is accepted for publication.
Please note that manuscript could be rejected based on the negative reviews. We recommend you carefully consider all reviewer comments and recommendations to identify gaps in your research or any other shortcomings and determine further actions.
Preparation for Publication
After successful completion of peer-reviews, your research will go through final editorial updates, such as formatting, spelling, to ensure content is grammatically correct and clear.
Later – layout creation, design, indexing, and other publication processes.
Reasons for rejection
- Lack of scientific significance or lack of originality;
- Work is outside of aim and scope for our academic journal;
- Submission does not conform to the formal requirements or ethical guideline of our academic journal;
- Due to citation manipulation;
- Not addressing reviewer comments/recommendations and not making all necessary;
- The work contains certain emotional content that could mislead readers or is defamatory;
- Work reveals confidential information without appropriate authorization.
