Article Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening before being considered for peer review. The purpose of this screening is to ensure that each submission complies with the journal's scope, academic standards, ethical principles, and submission requirements.

Article Acceptance Criteria

A manuscript may proceed to the peer review stage if it meets the following criteria:

  1. The manuscript falls within the aims and scope of the journal.
  2. The work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  3. The manuscript demonstrates clear novelty and makes a meaningful contribution to the advancement of knowledge, theory, methodology, or professional practice in the relevant field.
  4. The research methodology is scientifically sound, appropriate, and adequately described.
  5. The manuscript is well organized and complies with the journal's formatting, writing, citation, and referencing guidelines.
  6. The submission adheres to the principles of publication ethics and is free from plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, and other forms of research misconduct.
  7. The manuscript satisfies the journal's similarity threshold as determined through plagiarism detection software.
  8. All required submission documents and ethical declarations, where applicable, have been completed and provided.

Article Rejection Criteria

A manuscript may be rejected by the editorial board at any stage of the editorial or peer review process if one or more of the following conditions apply:

  1. The manuscript falls outside the journal's aims and scope.
  2. The study lacks sufficient scientific quality, originality, or scholarly contribution.
  3. Evidence of plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, or any other form of publication misconduct is identified.
  4. The research design, methodology, or data analysis is scientifically inadequate or fails to support the conclusions presented.
  5. The manuscript contains substantial conceptual, methodological, or analytical weaknesses that cannot be resolved through revision.
  6. The authors fail to adequately address the comments and recommendations provided by the editors or reviewers within the specified revision period.
  7. The manuscript does not comply with the journal's submission or formatting requirements after being given an opportunity to revise.
  8. Ethical concerns, conflicts of interest, copyright violations, or other legal issues are identified and cannot be satisfactorily resolved.

The final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript rests solely with the Editor-in-Chief, taking into consideration the recommendations of the handling editor and independent peer reviewers. All editorial decisions are final.