Blind review process. Three reviewers per manuscript. Two reviewers' acceptance recommendations must be positive before the peer-reviewed paper will be accepted for publication.
To determine the overall suitability of your submission for IJBAR, the Editor-in-Chief and/or an associate editor first review each submission. After that, articles deemed suitable are given to a Section Editor (SE) for additional review. SEs are probably members of the IJBAR Editorial Board (EBM), but they might also serve as guest editors in charge of managing submissions to one of our themed collections.
The SE will return the article to the author with an evaluation of its strengths and weaknesses and revision recommendations if they find that it requires additional work before undergoing a full peer review (e.g., more references needed, unclear structure, poor writing quality, needs help with English, etc.).
Article Submission:
The process starts with an article submission assessed for plagiarism and alignment with the journal's research area. Articles that fail plagiarism checks or do not align with the journal’s scope are promptly declined.
Validation:
Approved submissions undergo a validation step by the editorial team to ensure compliance with research area criteria.
Review Process:
- Articles are sent to reviewers (minimum three, as shown in the flow chart below).
- Recommendations from reviewers are compiled by the managing editor to decide whether the article is accepted, requires revision, or is declined.
Revisions:
- Authors are notified to correct their work based on reviewers’ feedback.
- Major failures during revision lead to rejection.
Final Approval:
If approved after revisions, the article moves to the copyediting stage, followed by the author reviewing the galley proof. This step ensures the final article meets publication standards.
Publication:
Articles deemed satisfactory proceed to indexing, global archiving, and production.
