Submission & Publication Timeline

• Authors submit their manuscripts via the journal's online submission system.
• During submission, authors are required to provide metadata separately, ensuring that the main manuscript remains devoid of any identifying information to facilitate a double-blind peer-review process.
• Each manuscript is assigned a unique identification number to track its progress while maintaining author anonymity.
• The peer-review and publication process typically takes 20-25 days, during which the manuscript undergoes initial editorial screening, peer review, revisions (if required), and final production before publication.

2. Preliminary Review by Editorial Office

• The editorial office checks the submission for completeness, adherence to the journal's formatting and submission guidelines, and relevance to the journal's scope.
• Incomplete or out-of-scope manuscripts might be returned to authors at this stage without further review.
• An editor is assigned to handle the manuscript. This editor will oversee the review process.

3. Reviewer Selection

• The handling editor selects appropriate reviewers based on expertise, ensuring they do not have a conflict of interest with the content of the manuscript.
• Reviewers are invited without revealing the identities of the authors.
• Reviewers are invited to submit there reports within 14 days.

4. Review

• Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on originality, methodology, relevance, presentation, and other pertinent factors. They provide feedback, comments, and a recommendation (Accept, Minor Revisions, Major Revisions, Reject).
• Given it's a double-blind process, reviewers will also ensure their feedback doesn’t inadvertently reveal their identity.

5. Handling Editor’s Decision

• The handling editor consolidates the reviewers' feedback and makes an initial decision.
• If there are conflicting reviews, the editor might seek additional reviews or use their judgment to arrive at a decision.

6. Feedback to the Author

• The consolidated feedback (without any identifying information of the reviewers) is sent to the author(s) along with the decision.
• For manuscripts that require revisions, authors are given a timeframe (depending on the comments) to resubmit their revised work.

7. Revision & Re-review

• If revisions were requested, the revised manuscript is re-evaluated. Depending on the extent of revisions, it may be reviewed by the initial reviewers or assessed directly by the handling editor.
• This step might be repeated until the manuscript meets the journal's standards.

8. Final Decision

• Once the manuscript meets all requirements, the handling editor recommends acceptance.
• The editorial office conducts a final check, ensuring all feedback has been addressed and that the manuscript adheres to all guidelines.

9. Publication Fee, Proofreading & Publication

• Accepted manuscripts undergo final proofreading and layout.
• There is no publication fee at any stage.
• The final version is shared with the author/s.
• Once everything is done and the article approved, the manuscript is published in the appropriate section of the journal (research articles, review articles, short communications, thesis, dissertation, books, book reviews, etc.)