Peer Review Process

All submitted manuscripts must be free from plagiarism. To prevent plagiarism, all articles will be checked for originality before publication using iThenticate or Turnitin, with a maximum similarity limit of 20%. All authors are advised to use plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin or iThenticate) before submission. Editors will also check manuscripts for similarity using these tools.

Peer review is essential to maintaining high publishing standards and ensuring that the best scientific content is published. The editorial staff, supported by eminent Editorial Board members, will conduct a Desk Review and Initial Manuscript Evaluation. Articles will then be sent to at least three highly regarded peer reviewers in the relevant fields and undergo the Double-Blind Peer Review Process. Afterward, articles will be returned to the authors for revision. Peer reviewers will assess manuscripts based on both substantial and technical aspects.

Articles may be accepted without revision, with minor or major revisions, or rejected. The results of the peer review process will be communicated to the authors via email. On average, it takes about 12 weeks for a manuscript to be published after submission.

The final decision on manuscript acceptance is made solely by the Editor-in-Chief (with input from the Editorial Board, if necessary), based on the reviewers' critical comments. The final decision is based on the Editor and Editorial Board's review, which takes the peer reviewers' feedback into account, but not solely relying on the reviewers' opinions. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers they have authored, those written by family members or colleagues, or those related to products or services in which the editor has an interest.

The Editor-in-Chief will publish accepted articles and assign them to an issue, considering the order of acceptance, the geographical distribution of authors, and thematic issues.