Peer Review Process

This journal follows a Single-blind peer review policy. The paper is sent to two reviewers (experts in their respective fields) to review the manuscript based on the journal guidelines and the features of a quality research manuscript. For manuscripts that require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised article is acceptable.

The journal follows a systematic review and publication policy: 

Step 1:   Submitted manuscripts are acknowledged within 12-24 hours of receipt.

Step 2: The manuscript/article is sent to at least two reviewers. The review process takes a maximum of three weeks.

Step 3:   The review report collected from reviewers and executive editor will send the review report to the author including all the terms and conditions of publication.

Step 4: If the manuscript is accepted subject to modification, the executive editor will send a compensation report to the author/corresponding author including a formal request to modify the manuscript within seven days as suggested by the reviewer. The confidential author will send the modified manuscript to the same reviewer of the manuscript to justify the modification. If the manuscript is returned by the reviewer, the manuscript is said to be finally rejected. The journal will not proceed with the manuscript. However, if there are very minor changes, the editorial board may consider the manuscript for further modification.

Step 5: Accepted article manuscripts are processed for publication (soft copy) after successfully completing the journal's terms and conditions.  

Step 6:   Proofreader. The managing editor will send the article manuscript that has been processed for publication (MS Word) to the author/corresponding author for proofreading.

Step 7: The Manuscript Article is published online first. The executive editor will inform the corresponding author/author about the online publication with the necessary download link. The corresponding author/author can request any corrections in the published article manuscript (if there are any significant changes) within one week of online publication. 

Step 8:   The journal is published in print within one to two weeks of online publication.

Step 9: The executive editor will ask the authors of the published articles to send their correct and complete mailing address (with proper ZIP and postal code as well) one week after the print publication.

Step 10: The executive editor will send a hard copy of the ihsan journal to the author if possible within one or two months after print publication.