Review and Publication Process

Review Policy

The journal follows double blind peer review policy. The paper is sent to two reviewers (the experts in respective field) to review the paper in the light of journal's guidelines and features of a quality research paper. For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.

 

Review and Publication Process

The journal follows a systematic review and publication policy.

Step - 1: The submitted manuscript is acknowledged within 48 hours upon receipt.

Step - 2: The manuscript/paper is sent to two reviewers (paper without the name and affiliations of the author(s). The review process takes maximum three weeks.

Step - 3: The review reports are collected from the reviewers and the executive editor will send the review reports to the authors including all terms and conditions of the publication.

Step - 4: Regardless of the acceptance/rejection condition of the article, the executive editor will ask the author/corresponding author to pay the application fee of the journal within the specified time. If the paper is accepted subject to modification, the executive editor will send the review reports to the author/corresponding author including a formal request to modify the paper by seven days as per the suggestions of the reviewers. The executive author will send the modified paper to the same reviewers of the said paper to justify the modifications. If the paper is again returned by the reviewers, the paper is said to be finally rejected. The journal will not proceed with the said paper. However, in case of very minor changes, the editorial board may consider the paper for further modifications.

Step - 5: The accepted paper is processed for publication (soft copy) upon the successful completion of the journal’s terms and conditions.

Step - 6: Proof Reading. The executive editor will send the processed paper for publication (MS Word) to the author/corresponding author for proofreading.

Step - 7: The paper is published online. The executive editor will notify the author/corresponding author about online publication with the necessary download link. The author/corresponding author may request for any correction in published paper (in case of extremely important changes) within three days of online publication.