Peer Review Process
Peer Review Process at JR: Journal of Responsive Informatics Engineering
JR: Journal of Responsive Informatics Engineering implements a peer review process to ensure the quality, validity, and relevance of the published articles. The peer review process follows the following main steps:
- Submission: Authors submit manuscripts through the journal's online submission system, following the submission guidelines and formatting requirements outlined by JR.
- Initial Evaluation: After submission, the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editors conduct an initial evaluation to assess the suitability of the manuscript for review. Factors considered include relevance to the journal's scope, compliance with submission guidelines, and overall quality of the submission.
- Peer Review Assignment: Manuscripts deemed suitable for review are assigned to independent experts in the relevant field for review. Reviewers are selected based on expertise, experience, and impartiality.
- Peer Review: Reviewers critically evaluate the manuscript based on various criteria, including originality, clarity, methodology, significance of findings, and compliance with ethical standards. Reviewers provide feedback, comments, and constructive recommendations to the authors to enhance the quality of their work.
- Decision Making: Based on the feedback received from the reviewers, the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editors make a decision regarding the manuscript. The decision may include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, revision and resubmission, or rejection. The decision is communicated to the authors along with the reviewers' comments and recommendations.
- Revision and Resubmission: If revisions are requested, authors are given the opportunity to respond to the reviewers' comments and revise their manuscript accordingly. Authors are expected to provide point-by-point responses to each reviewer comment and clearly indicate the changes made in the revised manuscript.
- Final Decision: After revision, the revised manuscript is re-evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editors to ensure that all issues have been adequately addressed. A final decision is made regarding the acceptance of the manuscript for publication.
- Publication: Accepted manuscripts are prepared for publication, including manuscript editing, typesetting, and proofreading. The final version of the manuscript is then published in the latest edition of the journal, making it accessible to the scientific community at large.