(Peer-reviewed Process Regulations)
Peer-Reviewed Process Regulations
- General Regulations
- Confidentiality: The journal maintains the confidentiality of both reviewers and authors throughout the review process to ensure objectivity. The double-blind review system is commonly used.
- Neutrality and Integrity: Reviewers must evaluate all papers with complete neutrality and without any intellectual, personal, or institutional bias.
- Scientific Originality: Any paper that is plagiarized, duplicated, or previously published elsewhere will be rejected. A plagiarism rate below 15% is required.
- Specialization: Each paper is assigned to reviewers who are specialists in the same field to ensure a precise academic evaluation.
- Adherence to Deadlines: Reviewers must complete their evaluations within the set timeframe (usually two to four weeks).
- Reviewer Selection Regulations
- The reviewer must hold an academic title of at least Assistant Professor in the same specialization.
- The reviewer should have a record of published research in the field of specialization.
- There must be no direct relationship between the reviewer and the author (such as prior supervision or joint publications).
- The journal reserves the right to disqualify a reviewer who fails to meet standards or deadlines.
- Paper Evaluation Criteria
- Originality: The novelty and contribution of the topic to knowledge.
- Clarity of Problem and Objectives: Accuracy in defining the research problem and objectives.
- Scientific Methodology: The appropriateness of the research method for the topic.
- Results Analysis and Discussion: Accuracy in presenting and discussing results.
- Language and Style: Clarity, coherence, and academic precision.
- Documentation and References: Compliance with a recognized citation style and relevance of sources.
- Scientific and Practical Value: The usefulness and applicability of the findings.
- Final Decision Regulations
- Accept the paper for publication as it is.
- Accept with minor revisions.
- Reconsider after major revisions.
- Reject the paper with detailed scientific justification.
- Ethical Regulations of Review
- Reviewers must not use any part of the reviewed paper for personal or research purposes.
- Reviewers must not discuss or disclose the paper’s contents to others.
- Reviewers must declare any conflict of interest before starting the review.
- Authors must respond to reviewers’ comments with respect and scientific evidence.
- Publication Approval Regulations
- After completing all review stages and required revisions, the Editor-in-Chief issues the final acceptance decision.
- The paper is assigned a serial number and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for indexed journals.
- The author receives an official acceptance notice and a publication approval certificate.