Editorial Workflow

The following is the editorial workflow that every manuscript submitted to Emres Publishers undergoes during the peer-review process.

Once a manuscript is submitted for publication in a journal of Emres Publishers, all the authors will be notified about the submission. Later, the manuscript is scrutinized by the editorial office to ensure its suitability for the peer-review process. Based on the subject of the manuscript, an editorial board member will be invited to evaluate it.

If the Editor determines that the manuscript is not of sufficient quality to undergo the normal peer-review process or if the subject of the manuscript is not appropriate for the journal's scope, the manuscript will be rejected for publication with no further processing.

If the Editorial board member finds that the submitted manuscript is of sufficient quality and falls within the journal's scope, they should assign the manuscript to 2 to 4 external reviewers whose research interests align with the subject of the submitted manuscript.

Based on the recommendations from the reviewers, the editor can make one of the following decisions:

1. Acceptance: The manuscript could be published online without any changes. Before publishing the article online, we will send the galley proofs to the corresponding author for verification. After final approval from the corresponding author, the article will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal. The overall time taken for this will be around 7 days.
2. Minor Revision: Recommendations from the editor will be sent to the author, who will be asked to submit a revised copy, a rebuttal letter containing responses to the comments raised by reviewers, and a marked copy of the manuscript with track changes in the review menu of Microsoft Word documents. The revised manuscript should be submitted within the time period allotted in the decision letter. Otherwise, authors will need to go through a resubmission process.
3. Major Revision: This is an opportunity for authors to reorganize the manuscript according to the suggestions of reviewers to meet the scientific criteria for further review. Authors should focus on the highlighted points in reviewers' comments while revising the manuscript. The editor may or may not ask the authors to resubmit the manuscript, a rebuttal letter, and the manuscript with track changes. If asked to submit the revised manuscript, it should be done within the timeframe allotted in the decision letter. Otherwise, authors will need to go through a resubmission process.
4. Reject: Most manuscripts are rejected because of methodological and scientific concerns. Rejection comments will be sent to authors, providing them an opportunity to correct the manuscript as per their suggestions and submit it for publication in other journals.

If the editor's decision is "Minor revision" or "Major revision," we will notify the corresponding author about the editor's suggestions. The authors will then have time to improve the manuscript according to the suggestions and recommendations from reviewers. Once the revised version is submitted, the Editor-in-Chief or Section Chief will decide if further review is required.

The manuscript will be published online only after the approval of the Editor-in-Chief or Section Chief.

The peer-review process at Emres Publishers is single-blinded, meaning the reviewers are aware of the authors' identities, but the authors do not have access to the reviewers' identities.