Peer Review Process

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening by the handling editor to assess their relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, originality, and basic methodological soundness. Manuscripts that pass this stage are then reviewed using a single-blind peer review process by at least two independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript’s subject area.

Based on the reviewers’ reports, the handling editor makes a recommendation, and the final editorial decision (acceptance, revision, or rejection) is made by the Editor-in-Chief or a designated senior editor. Review comments and editorial decisions are communicated to the authors in writing.

Authors are normally given up to one month to submit revised manuscripts. Revised submissions may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation or assessed by the handling editor, depending on the nature of the revisions. This process may be repeated until a final decision is reached.