Peer Review Process
Step 1 – Author should be registered and submit the complete manuscript in .doc or .docx format.
Step 2 – Manuscript submitted by registered author will be checked by Managing editor (may be rejected if not full filling the standard research criteria).
Step 3 – Submitted Manuscript will be assigned a manuscript number.
Step 4 – Peer review process will be started and manuscript will be send to two reviewers (manuscript may be rejected if reviewer comments are indicating the poor research quality).
Step 5 – Author/s will receive the manuscript with reviewer’s comment/s.
Step 6 – Author/s has to submit the revised manuscript to managing editor and manuscript checked by managing editor and one of the reviewers (may be rejected if not satisfying the reviewer’s queries).
Step 7 – Revised Manuscript will be accepted for publication.
Step 8 – Author/s should submit the manuscript handling/processing fee
Step 9 – Galley proof will be formed for the author/s approval and it will be send back to author/s.
Step 10 – Manuscript typesetting and final editing process will be started based on the author/s feedback.
Step 11 – Manuscript will be published after the final approval from the author/s.
The final decision and time to publication
The Senior Editor is responsible for the decision to reject or recommend the manuscript for publication. This decision will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the referees.
Please note we may forward accepted papers for legal review if appropriate.
After acceptance, it currently takes 1 week to get a citable, uncorrected draft of the article online, another 4-5 weeks to get the final corrected article online, and a few weeks later this is compiled into an online volume and issue. The print copy follows 2-3 weeks later.