Peer Review Policy

Peer Review Policy

IJIRM follows a double-blind peer review process to ensure academic integrity and research quality.

Initial Editorial Screening

All submissions are first assessed by the Editorial Office to ensure:

• Scope relevance

• Compliance with author guidelines

• Basic methodological soundness

• Absence of plagiarism (checked using plagiarism detection software)

Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be desk-rejected.

Double-Blind Review Process

• At least two independent reviewers are invited.

• Reviewers remain anonymous to authors.

• Authors remain anonymous to reviewers.

Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:

• Originality

• Methodological rigor

• Clarity of presentation

• Contribution to the field

• Ethical compliance

Editorial Decision

Possible decisions include:

• Accept

• Minor revision

• Major revision

• Reject

The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on reviewer reports.

Review Timeline

The median time from submission to first decision is approximately 7 weeks.