Editors Roles
- Editor-in-Chief
- Managing Editor
- Associate Editor
- Guest Editor
- Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief is the most senior position in Academic Editors. With the assistance of Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief leads the journal with the responsibility to:
- Determine the scope and direction of the journal.
- Recommend Editorial Board members.
- Provide comments and feedback timely and launch the journal with the assistance of the Editorial Team.
- Supervise the entire peer review & review revision process from submission to publication to maintain COPE Guideline for Pre-Check by reviewer team, peer review, Review revision process and finally place it before the meeting of the board of editors to take final decision and make decisions on manuscripts to ensure the quality of publications.
- Supervise the journal in technique and enhance its scientific content.
- Decide the improvement strategy of the journal each year.
- Be actively involved in promoting the journal development and public awareness.
Managing Editor
- Maintain the highest standards of ethics and competence.
- Supervise the editing of manuscripts for every issue with an appreciation for scientific writing and format conventions.
- Supervise the peer-review and review revision process.
- Suggesting modifications to decorate the content material exceptional of the journal.
- Systematic assessment of the review reports maintains vital decisions on article acceptance or rejection.
- No delays in assessing the review reports.
Associate Editor
- Ensuring that the publication maintains the highest quality while adhering to the publication rules & regulations and processes of the journal.
- Promote the journal at conferences and meetings.
- To review conference papers of “Special Issue’ as and when it is necessary.
- To suggest suitable reviewers.
Guest Editor
- To ensure that the review process of the conference papers of the ‘Special Issue’ is free of conflict when reviewers provide conflicting recommendations on any manuscript.
- To review conference papers of Special Issue as and when it is necessary.
Editorial Board
The Editorial Board is the think tank of the journal that is constituted by a group of distinguished specialists. Regarding academic matters of the journal, the decision of the board of editors is final and regarding financial matters of the journal, the decision of the executive committee of the institute is final. The board of editors will guide the journal with the responsibility to:
- Provide suggestions and views to the Editor-in-Chief regarding the scope and direction of the journal.
- Provide technical support and professional advice to promote the scientific content of the journal.
- Take the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the articles of regular issues and special issues of the journal after completion of peer review an review revision process of the article following the COPE Guideline.
- The Board of Editors takes the decision following the COPE guideline of Conflict of Interest when the reviewers provide conflicting recommendations on any manuscript.
- Make decisions on manuscripts, especially whilst the Editor-in-Chief or other Academic Editors have conflicts of interest with authors by complying with COPE guidelines of Conflict of Interest and guidance on editorial board participation (COPE)
- Be actively involved in the discussion and finalization of the strategic plan and long-term achievement of the journal with the Editor-in-Chief and other Editorial Board members.
- Recommend other experts to join the Editorial Board of the journal.
- Be actively involved in promoting the journal’s improvement and public awareness.
