Submission
1. The editor rejects the submission if it doesn’t meet the journal’s editorial objectives.
2. The editor selects up to three reviewers and asks them to evaluate the manuscript against a set of criteria.
3. The editor receives the reviewers’ recommendations.
4. The editor makes the final decision, taking into account the reviewers’ recommendations. Go to 5 if accepted, 6 if rejected, or 7 if revisions are require.
Accept
5. The editor notifies the author that their paper has been accepted > Publish
Reject
6. The editor notifies the author that their paper has been rejected and shares a copy of the reviewers’ comments > Reject
Revise
7. The editor notifies the author that their paper requires revisions and shares a copy of the reviewers’ comments.
8. The author resubmits their revised paper.
9. The editor can either make a decision based on the revised paper or send the revised paper to the same reviewers. Go to 3.