Framework of Peer Review
Introduction and Scope
This Policy on Peer Review provides the following: a description of the system, specific policies governing the decorum of peer reviewers, flow of manuscript through the peer review process, settling of disagreements, and guiding principles governing the entire process.
Policy Statement
The Journal implements a single blind peer review system: reviewers remain anonymous; authors’ identities are disclosed to reviewers. All editorial actions follow COPE Core Practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and integrity.
Procedures
- Step 1: The manuscript is uploaded through the portal by the author. The manuscript and accompanying requirements are assessed. A PDF file is generated from the manuscript.
- Step 2: The submission is reviewed by the editor/sub-editor.
- Step 3: The manuscript is forwarded to the assigned peer reviewer.
- Step 4: The manuscript undergoes peer review, and 4 recommendations are possible: acceptance, minor revision, major revision, rejection.
- Step 5: The recommendations of peer reviewers are forwarded to the editor and author.
- Step 6: The revisions are performed and forwarded to the peer reviewers for evaluation and final recommendation.
- Step 7: Accepted manuscripts are forwarded to the copyeditors, and layouting is performed subsequently.
- Step 8: The article is published and indexed.
- Step 9: Corrections in the form of erratum (publisher error) and corrigendum (author error) are reviewed, accepted, and published.