Peer Review Process

What is peer review and why is it important?

Peer review process is an essential step in science publishing, in which competent scholars evaluate the submitted work for its originality, reproducibility, ethics, correctness and impact to the field.

Peer review has two main goals that it is designed to accomplish.

  • By assessing the study's validity, importance, and originality, it acts as a filter to ensure that only high-quality research—especially in reputable journals—is published.
  • Peer review is intended to enhance the quality of papers that are accepted for publication. Peer reviewers point out any flaws that need to be fixed before publishing and provide advice to authors on how to enhance the quality of their articles.

What type of peer review does WebLog use, and how does it operate?

WebLog adheres to the double-blind peer review process. In order to guarantee objectivity and avoid discrimination during the review process, double-blind peer review is used. In a double-blind review, the identity of the author and reviewer is kept secret. This improves objectivity and keeps any potential biases from skewing the reviewer's judgment. In addition to improving the process's impartiality for everyone involved, double-blind peer review enhances academic journals' ability to use it as a quality control measure.

Ascertaining Quality & Integrity in Science

The WebLog Open Access review procedure is shown in the illustration below.

Screening & Peer Review Prepartion by Journal

Article is scrutinized for compliance with journal's scope, ethics, and guidelines. Editors and reviewers are invited for peer review.

Review by External Subject Matter Experts

Article is reviewed for novelty, scientific rigor, impact, ethical obedience, and feedback is submitted to the handling editor.

Interim Decision by Handling Editor (Journal's Editorial Board Member)

Editor makes decision on acceptance, revision or rejection of article, based on article quality and peer reviewers' comments.

Revision by Author

In case of revision decision, author submits a revised manuscript along with response to peer reviewers' comments.

Final Decision by Handling Editor

Handling editor decides to either accept the revised manuscript, request further revision, conduct additional peer review, or reject it.

Production & Publication in Journal

Peer-review approved manuscript undergoes production and publication in the scientific journal.