Rules of External Peer Review:

• All submitted manuscripts are subjected to the external peer review and editorial approval.
• Articles will be sent to at least 3 independent reviewers in the related field.
• Normally, the reviewers are blinded to the authors' identities and their affiliations while the associate editors have full access to them.
• Authors are usually notified within 2-3 months about the acceptability of their manuscript.
• Reviewers are selected based on their expertise within the topic area of the submission, and their purpose is to assist the authors and the journal by providing a critical review of the manuscript. To apply be a reviewer in one the Kowsar journals please submit your request with your resume at www.publisher.support . The editorial board of the journal will review your resume and will be in contact with you.
• After receiving the reviewers’ comments, authors are requested to send the revised article and a copy of their reply to the reviewers including the comment and explaining the replies to the questions and the changes made to the revised version. The communication regarding a specific manuscript will be done only between the journal and the designated corresponding author.

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Peer Review Process in Kowsar Journals

Please see below diagram which shows review process.