Peer Review Process
Peer Review Process
The AAFT Journal of Management follows a rigorous and transparent double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, and academic integrity of all published research. In this system, both authors and reviewers remain anonymous, promoting fairness and unbiased evaluation of manuscripts.
All submitted manuscripts are first evaluated by the editorial office to ensure alignment with the journal’s scope, formatting guidelines, and ethical standards. This stage also includes plagiarism screening and basic quality checks. Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s requirements may be rejected at this stage.
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to an Editor or Section Editor with relevant subject expertise. The assigned editor oversees the review process and ensures that the manuscript is suitable for external peer evaluation.
The editor selects qualified and independent reviewers based on their expertise in the subject area. Typically, two or more reviewers are invited to evaluate the manuscript to ensure balanced and objective assessment.
The journal follows a double-blind review system, where the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed. This process minimizes bias and ensures that the manuscript is evaluated solely on its academic merit, methodology, and contribution to the field.
Reviewers critically assess the manuscript and provide detailed feedback on originality, clarity, methodology, relevance, and overall contribution. Based on their evaluation, reviewers may recommend:
- Acceptance
- Minor revisions
- Major revisions
- Rejection
These recommendations guide the editorial decision-making process.
The editor reviews all reviewer comments and makes a final decision on the manuscript. The decision may include acceptance, revision requests, or rejection. Authors are notified along with anonymized reviewer feedback to support improvements.
If revisions are required, authors are expected to address reviewer comments and resubmit the revised manuscript within the specified timeframe. Revised submissions may be sent back to reviewers for further evaluation to ensure that all concerns have been adequately addressed.
Once the manuscript satisfies all academic, ethical, and quality requirements, it is formally accepted for publication. At this stage, the manuscript moves into the production phase.
Accepted manuscripts undergo professional copyediting and proofreading to ensure clarity, consistency, formatting accuracy, and adherence to publication standards. Authors may be asked to review proofs before final publication.
