Governance
Peer-Review Process
- All manuscripts are subject to a peer-review process by at least two experts (peer reviewers) in the relevant scope of the manuscript.
- The review process is conducted through a double-blind review.
- Revealing whether the article has a clear, concise, and relevant composition as well as accuracy and originality, and interesting for the readers.
- Avoiding personal comments and critics
- Preventing direct contact from the authors without editor’s permission.
- Informing the reviewers as soon as possible if they can not complete the reviewing process timely and offering potential peer reviewers.
- Deciding on the scientific achievement, originality, and scope of works; showing how to improve and recommending acceptance or rejection utilising score valuation
- Considering all ethical issues, such as substantial similarities among the latest article with other published articles or other journals’ articles.
- Warning the editor on private conflict, financial, or conflict of interest issue and possible conflict existence
- Ensuring that the article which is published in accordance with journal standards
- Protecting the readers from wrong or falsification and unvalidated study by others
- Aware of failure to refer other relevant works by other scientists
- The decision on the manuscript is accepted, accepted with revisions, or rejected.
- If the author is asked to revise and resubmit the manuscript, there is no guarantee that the revised manuscript will be accepted.
- Manuscripts that are rejected will not be reconsidered.
- The journal management is conducted independently, objectively, and free from conflicts of interest.