Journal Metrics

Publication Process and Estimated Processing Time
No. Publication Stage Responsible Party Estimated Time Description
1 Manuscript Submission Author Day 0 The author submits the manuscript through the journal's OJS platform in accordance with the journal's Author Guidelines and manuscript template.
2 Initial Screening Editorial Assistant 1–3 days The editorial team checks the completeness of the submission, manuscript format, metadata, similarity, and administrative requirements.
3 Desk Evaluation Editor 3–7 days The editor evaluates the manuscript's relevance to the journal's focus and scope, originality, academic quality, and suitability for peer review.
4 Reviewer Selection Section Editor 3–7 days The editor selects qualified reviewers with relevant expertise and ensures that potential conflicts of interest are avoided.
5 Peer Review Reviewer 14–28 days Reviewers evaluate the manuscript's originality, novelty, methodology, data analysis, results, discussion, conclusions, references, and overall scientific quality.
6 Editorial Decision Editor 3–7 days The editor evaluates the reviewers' recommendations and determines whether the manuscript should be accepted, revised, or rejected.
7 Manuscript Revision Author 7–30 days The author revises the manuscript according to the comments and recommendations provided by the reviewers and editor and submits the revised manuscript together with a response to reviewers.
8 Re-Review Reviewer 7–21 days When necessary, the revised manuscript is returned to the reviewer for further evaluation to determine whether the previous concerns have been adequately addressed.
9 Final Editorial Decision Editor 3–7 days The editor conducts the final evaluation and determines whether the manuscript is suitable for publication.
10 Copyediting Copyeditor 3–7 days The copyeditor checks grammar, academic language, terminology, citations, references, tables, figures, and editorial consistency.
11 Layout & Typesetting Production Editor 3–7 days The accepted manuscript is formatted according to the journal's publication layout, including tables, figures, headings, page layout, and bibliographic information.
12 Author Proofreading Author 2–5 days The author reviews the proof version to verify the accuracy of the text, author names, affiliations, tables, figures, references, and other publication details.
13 Final Production Production Editor 2–5 days The production team conducts final quality control and prepares the final version of the article for publication.
14 DOI & Metadata Preparation Journal Manager 1–3 days The journal prepares the article's DOI and ensures that all bibliographic and article metadata are complete and accurate.
15 Online Publication Journal Manager 1–3 days The final article is officially published online through the journal's OJS platform and becomes available to readers.
Total Estimated Processing Time Approximately 52–147 days The estimated timeframe from manuscript submission to online publication. The actual processing time may vary depending on reviewer availability, revision requirements, author response time, and editorial decisions.

Note: The estimated processing time is provided as a general guideline and does not constitute a guarantee of publication within the stated period. The journal is committed to maintaining a rigorous, transparent, fair, and timely editorial and peer-review process.