Editorial Workflow

Editorial Flow of Manuscripts

1. Manuscript submission (authors upload through journal website and input metadata)
2. Initial review (scope, quality, similarity check, copyright form, etc)
3. Rejection if any criteria is not met (notification to authors)
4. Assignment of Section Editor
5. Section Editor invites Reviewers (R1 and R2)
6. Reports from Reviewers
7. Accepts unconditionally
8. Minor revisions
9. Major revisions
10. Revisions received assessed by the Section Editor
11. Section Editor recommendation to the managing editor
12. Final decision
13. Copyediting
14. Layout (preparation of galleys, proof copy to authors)
15. Publication under creative common license (DOI assignment)