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Authors whose articles have been accepted are kindly requested to contact the Editorial Office at colkhadijaqamar [at] gmail [dot] com for further processing.
Authors whose articles have been accepted are kindly requested to contact the Editorial Office at
colkhadijaqamar [at] gmail [dot] com
The Review Process
The journal follows a double blind peer review procedure.
Guidelines: These are available in detail for the authors as well as reviewers.
An automated submission confirmation email is generated and sent to the author(s). After the initial assessment the selected manuscript is subjected to peer review by two external peer reviewers belonging to the subject specialty as identified by the editorial team. The editorial team then makes a decision based on the reviewers' suggestions, from among the following possibilities:
Reviewers are welcome to recommend a particular course of action however; the editors may have to make a decision based on the conflicting advice from time to time. Editorial decisions are not a matter of counting votes or numerical rank assessments, and the majority recommendation is not always followed. The strength of the arguments raised by each reviewer and by the authors is evaluated by the editors, and it is ensured that the information is not be disclosed to any party. The editors take reviewers' criticisms seriously; in particular, the technical criticisms are rarely disregarded. In cases where one reviewer alone opposes publication, other reviewers may be consulted as to whether he/she is applying an unduly critical standard. Occasionally additional reviewers are also brought in to resolve disputes, but this is usually avoided unless there is a specific issue, for example a specialist technical point, on which we feel a need for further advice.
How the referee is selected Reviewers are matched to the paper according to their expertise and our database is constantly being updated.
Referee ReportsReviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is original – Is
methodologically sound - follows appropriate ethical guidelines - has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions – has correct references of the previous relevant work.Language correction is not part of the peer review process, but reviewers may, if they so wish to, suggest corrections to the manuscript.Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation.Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors or institutions connected to the papers.
How long does the review process take? The time required for the first round of the review process is dependent on the response of the reviewers. Reviewers should meet the agreed upon deadline (usually 4 - 6 week) for manuscript review and should respond to the reminder if sent any. The manuscript with the editor’s decision is sent to the author with recommendations made by the reviewers, which usually includes verbatim comments by the reviewers. The revised article is then subjected to subsequent rounds of review till it reaches a final correct form finalizing the decision.
Rewarding reviewers: Thank you email along with the online reviewers certificate is sent on completion of the review through online review system.
Editor’s Decision is final Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article
Authors whose articles have been accepted are kindly requested to contact the Editorial Office at colkhadijaqamar [at] gmail [dot] com for further processing.
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