Article Acceptance Process

The peer-review process for this journal is peer-reviewed.

Details of the Peer Review Process

The peer-review process for scholarly journals is summarized in ten steps, although these steps vary somewhat between journals. Reviewers should remember that they are acting on behalf of the journal's readers and should always consider whether the journal's readers will find the article informative and useful.

 

Submission to the Institution

At this stage, the author of the article usually sends a copy to the relevant journal via an online system.

 

Initial Evaluation by the Journal

At this stage, the journal reviews the composition and structure of the article to ensure that it complies with its guidelines and includes the specified sections. The scientific quality of the article is not reviewed at this stage.

 

Evaluation by the journal editor

The journal editor checks that the article is sufficiently innovative, original, and within the subject area of ​​that journal, and that there are no fundamental shortcomings in its writing. Otherwise, the article may be rejected without further review.

 

Assigning an editor

Some university journals have an editor, and in this case, the article is sent to them to continue the expert review process.

 

Sending invitations to reviewers

At this stage, an invitation is sent to individuals who are as competent and experienced in the relevant scientific field as possible and who do not have any known conflicts of interest in the field of the article being reviewed. The number of these individuals varies among different journals. Usually, to avoid long waiting times for the author, at least one reviewer and a maximum of three reviewers are invited for each article.

 

Response to the invitation

After reviewing the invitation, the referees will accept or reject the invitation based on their ability, experience, and interests. If they are not accepted, they can also suggest potential referees.

Review and review of the article

The referees spend sufficient time reading and reviewing the article several times. In fact, the first reading is done to form a mindset and get acquainted with the article. If serious and numerous problems are observed in the first reading, the referee can reject the article. Otherwise, the article will be reviewed more times, and a detailed review of the article and specific ways to fix possible errors in the article will be prepared at the same time. Finally, the results of the reviews are announced to the author along with the final opinion of rejection, approval, or a request for re-review of the article.

Review of referees’ opinions

The journal reviews the referees’ opinions to make a final decision and, if there is a significant difference in the opinions, invites more referees.

 

Announcing the result to the author

The journal sends the result and the final decision to the author, along with the points reviewed by the referees. Whether or not to send the names of the referees varies depending on the institution.

 

Final steps

If the article is accepted, the necessary steps are taken to publish it. If the article is rejected or sent to the author for re-review, he or she can improve the article based on the referees’ valuable comments. Also, after the article is revised, the result is sent to the referees for re-review, unless they have announced their unwillingness to re-review the article. Also, if only minor problems are found in the article, the editor of the journal may edit the article.

Peer Review is a process that comprehensively reviews and evaluates scholarly articles by experts in the same field. Despite its criticisms, Peer Review is the only widely used and widely accepted method for evaluating scientific articles.