3. Editorial Process, Peer-Review and Production
Articles submitted to any IMR Press journal are subject to strict peer review. IMR Press operates double-blind peer review (i.e., the authors do not know the reviewers’ identities, and the reviewers do not know the authors’ identities until the paper has been published). IMR Press uses an online submission & editorial system that incorporates online tools for manuscript submission, peer-review and editorial decision making. Reviewers and Academic Editors can complete the tasks assigned to them by logging onto the submission system. Authors can read the "Author Instructions" page on each IMR Press journal website to prepare and submit their manuscripts.
Once a manuscript is submitted, the submission will be first reviewed by the journal’s Editorial Office for compliance with provided guidelines for preparation of articles. Articles that do not comply with the guidelines will be sent back to the authors. Once a manuscript passes these initial checks, editors will subsequently coordinate the entire editorial process for the manuscript including overseeing peer review, decision making regarding suitability for publication, soliciting potential author revisions, manuscript acceptance, copyediting, proofreading, and final publication.
Authors may be asked for adequate revisions, with a second round of peer review if necessary, before a final decision regarding publication is made. Apart from exceptional circumstances, we allow a maximum of two rounds of major revision per manuscript. The final decision is made by an academic editor (usually the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member of a journal or the Guest Editor of a Special Issue).
IMR Press carries out production on all manuscripts, including copy editing, layout and conversion to XML. Language editing is carried out by professional English editing editors. We recommend authors use EJEAR's English editing service prior to publication or during revisions. If you have used an alternative service, please provide a copy certificate to the Editorial Office.
In IMR Press journals, Special Issue Guest Editors are required to have their name(s) included on manuscripts they have accepted for publication.