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Peer - Review & Publication Policies
Peer Review Statement:
All research articles submitted for publication in publisher have undergone rigorous peer-reviewby potential reviewers, where both reviewers and authors remain anonymous throughout the review process. Every proposal submitted for publication was initially screened by editor-in-chief, if the paper agrees with editorial policies and with a minimum quality level, then the article was anonymized refereeing by at least two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The reviewers won't know the author's identity, as any identifying information will be stripped from the document before review.
Reviewers' comments to the editors are confidential and before passing on to the author will made anonymous. Based on the reviewers' comments, the Editorial Board makes a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript, and communicates to the authors the decision, along with referees' reports. Whether significant revisions are proposed, acceptance is dependent on whether the author can deal with that satisfactorily.The final manuscript published with concurrence with referee(s) opinion by editor-in- chief. The Editor’s decision is final.
Online proof correction:
Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail allowing annotation and correction of proofs in manuscript. The environment of proof correction is similar in MS Word: in addition to editing text, you can also comment on figures/tables and answer questions for reviewers. If preferred, you can still choose to annotate and upload your edits on the MS word version. All instructions for proofing will be given in the e-mail we send to authors.
We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Revised Submissions:
Authors must submit their manuscript online as a Microsoft® (MS) Word, document via e-mail submission system.
Offprints:
The corresponding author will, at no cost, receive a customized link providing free access to the final published version of the articles published Publishers. The Share Link can be used for sharing the article via any communication channel, including email and social media. Corresponding authors receive their final published version of the article is available open access on publisher and can be shared through the article DOI link.