Review Process

IJRHNS uses an organized peer review process to assess the academic merit, relevance, novelty, and ethics of the research articles submitted for publication.

Step 1: Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts are submitted by the authors via the journal's submission system.

Step 2: Initial Editorial Screening

The editorial office checks:

  • Scope and relevance.
  • Originality.
  • Ethical compliance.
  • Methodological quality.
  • Language and presentation.
  • Submission requirements.

Those that fail to meet minimum standards will either be revised or rejected.

Step 3: Reviewer Selection

Those that pass the first stage of evaluation are forwarded to independent experts who are knowledgeable in the field.

Step 4: Double Blind Reviewing

In this step, the manuscript is reviewed without revealing the identity of either the reviewer or the author.

Reviewers assess:

  • Scientific merit.
  • Originality.
  • Research significance.
  • Methodological rigor.
  • Ethical soundness.
  • Clarity and organization.
  • Contribution to the field.

Step 5: Editorial Decision

The possible decisions are:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revisions
  • Major Revisions
  • Reject

Step 6: Revision

If revision becomes necessary, then the author must be careful and deal with all the issues mentioned in the reviews.

Step 7: Evaluation

The revised paper is once again evaluated by the editor and reviewers.

Step 8: Publication

When the manuscript is finally accepted, it is then published.

The current review-process page states that, under normal circumstances, the complete peer-review process is expected to take approximately two weeks, while maintaining the journal's stated standards for scholarly review.