Peer review serves to guarantee the publishing of reliable and innovative scientific findings. Every article submitted for publication in the Journal of Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Sciences undergoes the peer-review process outlined below, and all publications published there are peer-reviewed.
Pre-review
The Editor and Publication Commission conducts a preliminary assessment of each paper before submitting it to the journal. The reviewing process does not begin until the manuscript has been rejected or some revisions have been requested if it does not fit the journal's guidelines for content and form. No article can now be approved for publication by the editor without a favorable reviewer report.
Peer Review
The names of the reviewers and writers are recorded at each stage of the procedure under the double-blind reviewing technique used by Journal of Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Sciences.
After passing the preliminary review stage, manuscripts are sent to two reviewers chosen by the editor and/or editorial board. Reviewers are chosen from the reviewer pool after considering their specialties.
The reviewers review the articles that have been submitted; they assess them based on their originality, methodology, contribution to the literature, presentation of the findings and evidence supporting the conclusions, and reliance on prior research. Reviewers have the option of accepting, rejecting, or requesting that the authors change the article's format or content. An essay must have the approval of at least two reviewers before it may be published. A third reviewer is assigned to the article if one reviewer rejects the entering article and the other approves it subject to significant amendment. The opinions, suggestions, and corrections of the three reviewers are compiled and sent to the author if the third reviewer accepts the article subject to major change. According to the recommendations of three reviewers, the author is urged to edit his article.
If the reviewer or reviewers ask for adjustments, the author(s) must make the necessary changes, taking into consideration the reviewers' criticisms and suggestions, and submit them to the publication commission no later than 30 days after receiving the request. Rejected articles are sent back to the author along with a rationale for the decision.
Last Review
For all articles that are in the publishing process and have received favorable reviewer reviews, the Publication Commission conducts the final evaluation. The Publication Commission places articles in the publication order that it finds "fit for publication."
Final Decision
Once an article is accepted for publication, it is forwarded to the Editor-in-Chief(s) for final approval. The Editor-in-Chief(s) in conjunction with the corresponding author, will make the necessary corrections to allow the article to be published. The final revision of the article is sent to the lead author as an email attachment. If the lead author wishes to make minor changes to the final manuscript, these should be submitted electronically to the Editor-in-Chief(s) within one week. The Editor-in-Chief(s) have the final and authoritative say in all matters such as publication/correction/non-publication of the article.
About Special Issue
Journal of Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Sciences fully implements all the processes described above in its special issues. Special issues are never operated separately from the editorial policy.
NOTE: What to do in case the author in the Editorial Board submits an article:
1. The article will be evaluated regardless of the researcher's position.
2. All authorizations of the researcher for that issue are suspended and access to the journal's interface is blocked.
3. The researcher is not authorized to suggest reviewers.
4. The researcher's article will be continued in accordance with all publication policies during the peer review process.
Peer Review Process
Journal of Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Sciences: It aims to complete the total reviewing process of an article within 16 weeks (120 days), with the preliminary evaluation phase taking 4 weeks, the reviewer evaluation phase taking 8 weeks, and the final evaluation phase taking 4 weeks. The author(s) who submit an article to the Journal of Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Sciences are deemed to have accepted the journal's reviewer evaluation conditions and process.