{"id":16674,"date":"2026-08-24T08:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/?page_id=16674"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:49:28","slug":"editorial-peer-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/editorial-peer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial &amp; Peer Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16674\" class=\"elementor elementor-16674\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-310728e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"310728e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8a4e1\" data-id=\"5c8a4e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864e1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-ekits-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"864e1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-ekits-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekit-breadcrumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tHome\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e94be6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e94be6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-141755a\" data-id=\"141755a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8a4b3 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"fe8a4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Peer Review Process<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1642534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1642534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a31e363\" data-id=\"a31e363\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db17b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8db17b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>JAARD is committed to rigorous, fair and constructive peer review.<\/p><p>JAARD follows a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another. Research manuscripts are normally evaluated by atleast two independent reviewers with appropriate subject expertise.<\/p><p>Members of the Editorial Board may submit manuscripts to JAARD; however, they will have no involvement in the review or editorial decision concerning their own submission. Such<br \/>manuscripts will be handled independently by another editor.<\/p><p><strong>1. Submission<\/strong><br \/>Manuscripts are submitted to the journal and acknowledged by the editorial office.<\/p><p><strong>2. Editorial Screening<\/strong><br \/>The Editor-in-Chief or designated editor conducts an initial assessment to determine whether the manuscript:<br \/>\uf0b7 falls within the journal&#8217;s aims and scope;<br \/>\uf0b7 demonstrates sufficient scholarly relevance and originality;<br \/>\uf0b7 meets basic methodological and ethical requirements; and<br \/>\uf0b7 conforms sufficiently to the journal&#8217;s submission requirements to proceed to review.<br \/>Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be declined without external review.<\/p><p><strong>3. Peer Review<\/strong><br \/>Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation are sent to reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers assess submissions with particular attention to originality, scholarly contribution, methodological or conceptual soundness, relevance, clarity and quality of presentation.<\/p><p><strong>4. Editorial Decision<\/strong><br \/>Following consideration of the reviewers&#8217; reports, the editorial decision may be:<br \/>\uf0b7 Accept<br \/>\uf0b7 Minor Revision<br \/>\uf0b7 Major Revision<br \/>\uf0b7 Reject<br \/>The final publication decision rests with the journal&#8217;s editorial leadership.<\/p><p><strong>Editorial Independence<\/strong><br \/>Editorial decisions are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and editorial team on the basis of scholarly merit, relevance and the journal&#8217;s editorial policies. The publisher does not influence decisions concerning the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts.<\/p><p><strong>5. Revision<\/strong><br \/>Where revision is requested, authors should submit:<br \/>\uf0b7 a revised manuscript; and<br \/>\uf0b7 a point-by-point response explaining how each reviewer comment has been addressed.<br \/>The normal period allowed for revision is 30 days, unless otherwise communicated by the editorial office. Revised manuscripts may be returned to reviewers where appropriate.<\/p><p><strong>6. Final Decision<\/strong><br \/>Authors are informed of the final decision after assessment of the revised submission and response to reviewers. Acceptance of an invitation to revise does not guarantee eventual publication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Peer Review Process JAARD is committed to rigorous, fair and constructive peer review. JAARD follows a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another. 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