Articles submitted to the journals are reviewed to ensure they meet the journal's technical requirements. Unsuitable articles are returned to the corresponding author for necessary revisions. If the revised article is resubmitted and deemed suitable after further technical review, it is sent to the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief evaluates the article and may reject it at this stage if it is considered unsuitable from a scientific or ethical perspective. Upon approval, the editor-in-chief appoints one of the journal's associate editors, appropriate for the subject matter, to review the article. The associate editor may appoint or act as a review editor. The review editor nominates at least two reviewers who are relevant to the subject. If at least two reviewers submit their evaluations, and the third or fourth reviewer has accepted the invitation, their reports are expected by the deadline. If the reviewer reports are incomplete by the deadline and at least two reviewers have submitted their reports, the review editor initiates an interactive review stage if the submitted reports are sufficient. On the other hand, if the review editor finds the existing reports insufficient, new reviewers may be invited, or a reminder email may be sent to previously invited reviewers.
If the number of reports received from reviewers is acceptable and sufficient, the review editor initiates the interactive review stage. The review editor monitors the reviewers' evaluations and the corresponding author's responses and addresses both parties if necessary. The review editor may accept or reject the article at the end of all correspondence. In either case, the decision should be supported by reasons. If the article is accepted for publication, the associate editor, followed by the editor-in-chief, confirms the acceptance decision. In both cases, the editors provide the reasons. The reasons and decision are then communicated to the corresponding author.
The decision to accept an article should be unanimous among all reviewers and the handling Associate Editor. To ensure transparency and accountability in peer review, the names of the Associate Editor, Review Editor, and Reviewers are displayed in published articles. This provides an impartial and rigorous review and encourages authors to contribute.
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