1. Submission of the Article

The corresponding author submits the article through the online system or via email at the given email address. A confirmation of receipt of the article via email or online system is sent to the  author

2. Initial Editorial Screening

Once the article is received, the editorial office scrutinizes the paper and reviews the submission for:

2. • Relevance to the journal’s scope
   • Basic quality standards (clarity, originality)
   • Compliance to authors’ guidelines
   • Plagiarism check
3. Assessment of Initial Decision

The editorial members after initial scrutiny, refer back the article to editorial office. The following decisions are made on the basis of significance of article, relevance to the scope, originality and quality of the paper and proceed accordingly.

• • Proceed to review
  • Request revisions before review
  • Desk reject (with reasons)

An email is forwarded to the authors by managing editor regarding the selection of the article for double blind peer review.

4. Reviewer Assignment

The selected articles are further assigned to the selected reviewers for review process.

• Manuscript is anonymized (author details removed).
• Two or more qualified peer reviewers are selected based on expertise, preferably one local and one foreign national.
• Review invitations are sent. If accepted, the associate editors send the anonymized articles to the reviewers along with review form.

5. Double-Blind Peer Review

The articles are sent to the reviewers for evaluation on the given form that includes the recommendation of the decision (accepted, accepted with major changes, accepted with minor changes, rejected) along with the reason and details of the decision. A reviewer is given 3-4 weeks’ time for the review of an article, and in case of delay a reminder email is sent by the editorial office.

Reviewers are requested to go through the guidelines carefully and then evaluate the manuscript independently, focusing on:

5. • Originality and significance
   • Methodology and data
   • Coherence and clarity
   • Relevance to the field
6. Decision of the Editorial Office

The associate editors review all reviewer comments and submit a report to the editor in chief. If the comments and assessments of reviewers differ then the editorial office call for another review of the same article.

7. Communication of the decision to the Authors

Once the decision is finalized, it is communicated through email to the corresponding author, keeping in copy to all the authors along with all the suggestion and comments that needs to be incorporated in the manuscript (if accepted).

8. Revision of Manuscript

If the revisions are required, then authors are given time frame of a maximum two weeks for the revision. The revised manuscripts are further sent to the same reviewers for confirmation. If revisions are made satisfactorily, then a formal letter of acceptance is sent to the authors.

9. Copyediting and Publication

All accepted manuscripts are copyedited, and authors are sent review proofs. The final version is sent for publication online, mentioning the issue and volume.

• Authors may be invited to respond in future issues.