How ICJES's double-blind peer review process maintains objectivity, credibility, and quality at every stage.
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility. In academia, peer review is often used to determine an academic paper's suitability for publication. In case of blind peer review, the identity of the authors would not be revealed to reviewer/referee till the paper is published in the journal.
We are committed to prompt evaluation and publication of fully accepted papers in ICJES journal. To maintain a high-quality publication, all submissions undergo a rigorous review process.
Initial Review: Article submitted to the ICJES Journal is sent out to peer reviewers, although submissions that are out of scope for the Journal or are of an unacceptably low standard may be rejected without review. Potentially suitable manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two experts in the field with the aim of reaching a first decision as soon as possible. Specialist statistical advisers are used when necessary to ensure that the statistical reasoning in manuscripts is sound. Reviewers are asked to declare their competing interests, if any.
Peer Review: Peer review is the critical assessment of manuscripts by experts who are usually not part of the editorial staff. All papers of the journal are peer reviewed by two independent reviewers. Acceptance is granted when both reviewers' recommendations are positive. Journal issues will be made available online.
ICJES Peer Review: ICJES follows Double-Blind Peer Review process. Papers that pass the initial review are assigned to an Associate Editor, who selects several referees based on their expertise in that particular field. Each paper is reviewed by at least two referees under a double-blind peer review process where both the referees and the authors are kept anonymous. Referees are asked to evaluate the paper based on the basis of their originality, novelty, clarity, completeness, significance, soundness of methodology and research contribution and relevance to design practices. Based on the Review Remarks, the papers may be placed in any one of the categories:
To facilitate timely publication, referees are asked to complete their reviews within 3-4 weeks. After collecting the referees' reports, the Associate Editor makes a recommendation on the acceptability of the paper to the Editor-in-Chief.
The main functions of the peer review process are to help maintain standards and ensure that the reporting of research work is as truthful and accurate as possible. When the author has completed all the review process, the paper will get publish within the time a week. After publishing, the article link and E-certificates will be sent to each author through email.
