Peer Review Process
IRES maintains the standards of peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process.
All research articles published in IRES undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below:
- All research articles are reviewed by at least two suitably qualified experts.
- All publication decisions are made by the journal Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the reviews provided
- Members of the international Editorial Boards lend insight, advice, and guidance to the Editors-in-Chief generally and to assist decision making on specific submissions
- Managing Editors and Editorial Assistants provide the administrative support that allows IRES to maintain the integrity of double-blind peer review while delivering rapid turnaround and maximum efficiency to authors, reviewers, and editors alike.
- IRES additionally benefits through the manuscript referral process from the high-quality peer review conducted by established journals.
- the period of peer review, editing, copyediting, and proofreading process usually takes 6-8 months.
Peer review of referred papers:
Editors of IRES will decide promptly whether to accept, reject, or request revisions of referred papers based on the reviews and editorial insight of the supporting journals. In addition, Editors will have the option of seeking additional reviews when needed. The authors will be advised when Editors decide further review is needed.
