Publication Process

The reviewing process of the manuscripts sent to JSOMER proceeds following these steps:
1. The Editors review the manuscript to see whether its aims, subject, content, and writing style fit the requirements of JSOMER (Maximum 10 days). The manuscript is approved by the Editor and sent to the Field (Handle) Editor. Other manuscripts not approved by the Editor were returned to their authors/owners for revision and resubmission.
2. The field (handle) editor examines/reviews the manuscript and decides whether to send it to reviewers or return it to its authors/owners for revision (Maximum 10 days).
3. Reviewers are selected based on expertise and experience in the relevant field. They are given 15 days to review a manuscript.
4. If a reviewer thinks they cannot complete the reviewing process within the given time, they can ask the Editor for extra time or let the Editor know that they cannot review the manuscript due to various reasons, such as a time shortage. Doing these things helps the Editor assign new reviewers without losing too much time.
5. If a reviewer cannot review the manuscript assigned to them within the given scope of time, they are sent a reminder e-mail with an additional 10 days to complete the reviewing process. If they do not return the reviewed manuscripts within the extra time, that manuscript may be withdrawn from them. After that, it is assigned to another reviewer.
6. If there is a divergence of opinion between the three reviewers (one accepting the manuscript, the other rejecting it, and the different demands minor revision), the field editor examines the review reports and compares and contrasts the reviewers’ critics, viewpoints, and reasoning to arrive at a decision.
7. If the field (handle) editor still needs to decide after examining the reviewers' reports, the manuscript is assigned to a fourth reviewer.
8. The manuscript decision should be made within the first 90-120 days. Then, the authors are informed about the decision. The accepted papers will be published in the following issue of JSOMER.