Peer Review Process

1.     Initial Review:

• The journal's editorial board conducts an initial review of the study to determine whether it complies with the formal publishing guidelines and is eligible for peer review.
• The editorial board relies on the following criteria during the initial review: the authenticity of the study, its relevance to the journal's scope, the type of study, language accuracy, and adherence to the documentation system approved by the journal, and no violation of scientific publishing ethics.
• The author is informed of the receipt of the scientific study and the outcome of the initial review by the editorial board.
• The editorial board reserves the right to request the author to revise and develop the study if it finds that the study is significant and publishable but requires pre-peer review improvements. At this stage, the author is provided with guidance or recommendations to improve their paper to prepare it for peer review.

2.     Peer Review

• Every study submitted to the journal undergoes double-blind peer review (researchers' and reviewers' names are concealed).
• The author is notified of the editorial board's decision.
• A report summarizing the editorial board's comments and any required revisions, if any, along with the reviewers' comments, is sent.

3.     Revision Process

The author makes the required revisions to the study based on the peer review results and resubmits it to the journal through the journal's electronic submission system, highlighting the changes in a different color. Additionally, a separate file is attached with the modified study addressing all the comments provided by the editorial board and the reviewers.

4.     Acceptance and Rejection

• The journal reserves the right to accept or reject based on the author's compliance with the publishing guidelines, the guidance of the journal's editorial board, and the revisions requested by the reviewers.
• If one of the reviewers reports that the author has not made the required revisions, the author is given a final opportunity to do so. Otherwise, the study is rejected and not published in the journal.