Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

The Peer Review process assesses the quality of manuscripts before publication, with relevant experts in the field reviewing and commenting on accepted manuscripts. This process aims to help editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in IQRO

Critical points in the Peer Review Process:

1. Manuscripts submitted to the journal first go through an initial screening by the editorial team.
2. Type of peer review: reviewers do not know the author's name, and authors do not know who is reviewing their manuscript (Double-blind review).
3. Manuscripts that pass screening are sent to two or more peer reviewers for review.
   Peer reviewers independently recommend to the journal editor whether the manuscript should be rejected or accepted (with or without revisions).
4. The journal editor considers all feedback from the peer reviewers and decides whether to accept or reject the manuscript.

The Peer Review process for journal publication is essentially a quality control mechanism where experts evaluate the manuscript to ensure its quality. However, peer reviewers do not decide to accept or reject a paper; they provide a recommended decision. The decision-making authority lies solely with the journal editor or editorial board in journals.