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Peer Review

Internal Peer Review Process:

All submissions first go through an internal peer-review process. The redactor-in-chief makes an initial decision to send the manuscript out for peer-review or to reject without external review. Articles can be rejected at this stage for a variety of reasons such as: similarity with other published articles (articles will be checked using anti-plagiarism software: https://plagiarism-detector.com); the topic is outside of the scope of the journal; lack of academic standards requirements.

External Peer Review Process:

The articles accepted after the internal peer-review process are sent by the editorial secretary to the: scientific board or redactor-in-chief or executive editors, depending on the topic of the article proposed for publication. Where appropriate, the editorial secretary and the director shall identify potential reviewers other than those mentioned above, based on their expertise in the field, rigor and scientific methodology. The minimum condition is that the reviewers are not from the same institution as the authors.

Potential reviewers are contacted by the editorial secretary about their availability and interest in reviewing. Inquiries to reviewers are sent by e-mail, which include the manuscript abstract and the assignment deadline. When prospective reviewers agree to serve, they are permitted access to the manuscript and reviewing instructions, without however being permitted to know the author(s)’ name. The reviewers names are also unknown to manuscript author(s). Reviewers send their assessment to editorial secretary. The time frame for making their decision is maximum three weeks. Upon reviewers’ recommendations, the manuscript can be accepted, sent back to author for minor revisions, sent back to author to be resubmitted or rejected. The director and redactor-in-chief decide based on the reviews whether an article will be published or rejected. The authors will be notified by the editorial secretary upon this decision in due time, in order to know if the submitted article is accepted without or with necessary changes (in this case the chamges are made in a agreed time frame), or completely rejected.

Review Form

Reviewer (it will remain anonymus to the writer(s):  

Paper title:

Author(s): Anonymous for the reviewer                             

Referee’s comments:

Title of the article: Is it adequate for the content of the article? 
Abstract: Does it contain the essential information of the article? 
Keywords: Do they contain the essential information of the article? 
Originality: Is the work relevant and novel? 
Methodology 
Scientific merit: rigor, accuracy and correctness 
Clarity of expression: communication of ideas; readability and discussion of concepts 
Conclusion: Does the paper contain a carefully written conclusion, summarizing what has been learned and why it is interesting and useful? 
Other suggestions 

Verdict:

– Recommend publication in its current form;

– Publish after suggested changes are implemented;

– Recommend that the article is unsuitable for publication