Reviewer Policy 

All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed following the procedures outlined below.

Initial Paper Evaluation 

The editorial board first evaluates all submitted papers/articles that meet the minimum criteria.

Type of Peer Review 

IECES uses blind reviewing, where reviewers and authors remain anonymous throughout the process.

How Reviewers Are Selected 

Reviewers are matched with articles according to their expertise.

Reviewer Reports 

Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the article:

1. Is original

2. Has practical relevance

3. Follows appropriate ethical guidelines

4. Has results that are clearly presented and support the conclusions

5. Correctly references relevant literature

Reviewers are not to correct or copy-edit papers. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.

Final Report 

The final decision to accept or reject articles will be sent to authors along with recommendations made by reviewers, and may include explicit comments from reviewers.

Editor's Decision is Final 

Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject articles.

Publication Process

The Publication Process Consists of the Following Steps:

1. After the article is accepted, the system will automatically send an email to the Author.

2. The article will be sent for double blinded review.

3. Based on the Double Blinded Review, the Editor will make a decision and the decision will be communicated to the Author. Decisions taken can be classified into three types: Accepted without revision, Resubmit with major/minor revision, Rejected.

4. Main Quality will be checked by the Editor.