Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to this journal must follow focus and scope, and author guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.
The research article submitted to this journal will be peer-reviewed at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers. The reviewers give scientific valuable comments improving the contents of the manuscript.
Final decision of articles acceptance will be made by Editors according to reviewers comments. Publication of accepted articles including the sequence of published articles will be made by Editor in Chief by considering sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as thematic issue.
Reviewer Assignment
Each submitted manuscript is evaluated by two independent reviewers from institutions different from those of the authors. Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise and research experience relevant to the manuscript’s subject area.
Evaluation Criteria
Reviewers assess manuscripts based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope
- Originality, novelty, and contribution to knowledge
- Theoretical framework and/or research methodology
- Accuracy and validity of data analysis
- Clarity of writing, structure, and academic presentation
- Compliance with ethical standards in research and publication
- Plagiarism check results (Turnitin or equivalent), with a maximum similarity index of 30%
Decision Process
Based on reviewers’ recommendations, the editorial team will inform authors of the decision within approximately two weeks, which may be:
- Accepted
- Accepted with revisions
- Rejected
Reasons for Rejection
A manuscript may be rejected for the following reasons:
- The topic is outside the journal’s scope
- Ethical issues (plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication or falsification)
- Insufficient academic or scientific quality
- Weak theoretical foundation or methodology
- Poor language quality or formatting
- Two unfavorable reviewer recommendations
Author Revisions
Authors are required to carefully respond to all reviewer comments and submit the revised manuscript within the following timeframes:
- Minor revision: 1–2 weeks
- Major revision: 3–4 weeks