peer review proces
Peer-Review
Once a manuscript passes the initial checks, it will be assigned by the editor to at least two independent experts for peer-review. A double-blind peer-review process is applied, where authors' identities are not known to reviewers.
In the case of regular submissions, the editor will invite reviewers (the experts in respective fields), including recommendations by Editor-in-Chief. These experts may also include Editorial Board Members and Reviewers of the journal. Reviewers should have no conflict of interest.
The following situations are considered conflicts and should be avoided:
- Reviewers should not have published with any of the co-authors during the past three years.
- Reviewers should not currently work or collaborate with any of the institutions of the co-authors of the submitted manuscript.
- Reviewers should not be supervising/having supervised the doctoral work of the author(s) or being supervised/having been supervised by the author(s)
- Reviewers should not have received professional or personal benefit resulting from the review
- Reviewers should not have a personal relationship (e.g. family, close friend) with the author(s)
- Reviewers should not currently have a direct or indirect financial interest in the paper being reviewed
It is not considered a Conflict of Interest if the reviewers have worked together with the authors in a collaborative project or if they have co-organized an event.
The review process takes a maximum of six (6) weeks.
