Peer Review
The entire editorial workflow is performed via Phenom, the manuscript submission system for journals. Once a manuscript is submitted for publication, the manuscript is checked by the journal’s editorial office to ensure the files are complete and that the relevant Requirements are in order. The manuscript is then sent to the Chief Editor who assesses the suitability of the manuscript in terms of scope and quality and, if appropriate, assigns it to an An Editor.
The Editor then performs an additional, more detailed, analysis before inviting a number of potential reviewers to provide a peer review report – the Editor can reject a manuscript prior to review if they deem it unsuitable for the journal. Based on reports submitted by the reviewers, the Editor makes one of the following recommendations:
- Reject
- Major Revision
- Minor Revision
- Publish
If the Editor recommends “Reject”, the authors are sent any review reports that have been received and are notified that their manuscript will no longer be considered for publication in the journal.
If the Editor recommends “Major Revision”, the authors are notified of the editor’s request that they prepare and submit an updated version of their manuscript with the necessary changes suggested by the reviewers and editor. This might require new data to be collected or substantial revision of the text. The manuscript is then reassessed by one or more of the original reviewers before the Editor makes a new recommendation.
If the Editor recommends “Minor Revision”, the authors are notified of the editor’s request that they prepare and submit a revised copy of their manuscript with the required minor changes suggested by the reviewers and editor. Once satisfied with the final manuscript, optionally having sought further advice from one or more of the reviewers, the Editor can recommend “Publish”.
If the Editor recommends “Publish”, the manuscript will undergo a final check by the journal’s Chief Editor and editorial team in order to ensure that the manuscript and its review process adhere to the journal’s guidelines and policies. The authors will then be notified of the manuscript’s acceptance.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is the unethical act of copying someone else’s initial ideas, processes, results or words without explicit acknowledgment of the original author and source. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author utilizes a large part of his/her own previously published work without appropriate references. It can range from getting the same manuscript published in multiple journals by modifying a previously published manuscript with new data.
- Full plagiarism, partial plagiarism, and self-plagiarism are not allowed.
- The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
- An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal is unacceptable and unethical publishing behavior.
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
The editor will run a plagiarism check using TURNITIN for the submitted articles before sending them to the reviewers. We do not process any plagiarised content. If an article has over 25% plagiarism based on the checked result, the article will be rejected.