Peer Review Process
All published articles in the Pharmacy and Applied Health Sciences journal undergo a rigorous peer review process based on an initial screening from the editors and two blind peer reviews.
- The journal peer review process is a "double blind peer review".
- Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to different journals will not be tolerated.
- Manuscripts with contents outside the scope will not be considered for review.
- All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. We expect our Board of Reviewing Editors, Section Editors and reviewers to treat manuscripts as confidential material as well.
- Editors, Associate Editors and reviewers involved in the review process should disclose conflicts of interest resulting from direct competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, and remove oneself from cases in which such conflicts preclude an objective evaluation. Privileged information or ideas that are obtained through peer review must not be used for competitive gain.
The blind peer review/publication process includes:
- The Author writes a research manuscript and submits it online through the Open Journal Systems.
- The Editors do the initial screening and assign scholars in their area of expertise for blind reviews
- The Reviewers review the manuscript according to the guidelines provided and verify the quality of research
- The Reviewers return the manuscript to the Editors with a recommendation to reject, revise or accept it
- The Editors draft a decision and send it to the Author with the Reviewers' feedback
- The Author implements the recommended changes and sends it back to the Editors
- The Editors make a final decision to either reject it or send it to publication