The iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment (iRASD-JEE), published by the International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), follows a structured editorial and publication process designed to ensure scientific quality, originality, research integrity, fairness, and transparency.
All submitted manuscripts are managed through Open Journal Systems (OJS), which facilitates manuscript submission, editorial assessment, independent peer review, revision, editorial decisions, and publication. The journal's editorial procedures are guided by recognized standards of responsible scholarly publishing and its established publication ethics and peer-review policies.
1. Manuscript Submission and Initial Screening
All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online submission system in accordance with its aims and scope, author guidelines, and publication ethics requirements.
Each submission undergoes an initial editorial assessment to determine its suitability for consideration. The assessment includes originality, relevance to the journal's scope, scholarly contribution, methodological adequacy, ethical compliance, and adherence to submission requirements.
Manuscripts that do not satisfy the journal's initial editorial requirements may be returned for technical corrections or rejected without external peer review. Manuscripts considered suitable proceed to the peer-review stage.
2. Independent Double-Blind Peer Review
The journal operates a double-blind peer-review system in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another.
Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial editorial screening are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers are selected based on their academic qualifications, research experience, subject knowledge, and independence from potential conflicts of interest.
Reviewers assess the originality, scientific significance, theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, analytical validity, interpretation of findings, presentation, and ethical compliance of the manuscript.
Reviewers are required to maintain confidentiality, provide objective and constructive assessments, and disclose any circumstances that may compromise their impartiality.
Detailed information is provided in the journal's Peer-Review Policy and Guidelines for Reviewers.
3. Editorial Decisions
Following peer review, the handling editor evaluates the reviewers' recommendations and the manuscript's academic merits.
Editorial decisions may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection.
Reviewer recommendations inform the editorial decision but do not automatically determine the outcome. Final decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriately authorized editor acting under delegated editorial responsibility.
All decisions are based on scholarly merit, originality, methodological soundness, relevance, and research integrity.
Editorial decisions are independent of financial considerations, including article processing charges and fee-waiver arrangements. Individuals responsible for manuscript acceptance or rejection do not participate in decisions about the corresponding manuscript's payments or fee waivers.
4. Revision and Re-evaluation
Authors receiving revision requests are expected to submit a revised manuscript accompanied by a point-by-point response addressing the reviewers' and editors' comments.
Revised submissions are evaluated to determine whether the requested improvements have been satisfactorily incorporated. Where appropriate, manuscripts may undergo further review by the original or additional independent reviewers.
Submission of a revised manuscript does not guarantee acceptance.
5. Final Acceptance and Production
Manuscripts are accepted only after the editorial team determines that they satisfy the journal's scientific, methodological, ethical, and editorial requirements.
Following acceptance, manuscripts undergo the necessary production procedures, which may include copyediting, reference verification, formatting, proofreading, and final quality checks.
Authors may be requested to review proofs to ensure the accuracy of the final published version.
Following completion of production requirements, articles are published electronically on the journal's official website with the appropriate bibliographic metadata and Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
6. Editorial and Peer-Review Timelines
The journal is committed to managing manuscripts efficiently without compromising the independence and quality of editorial assessment and peer review.
The duration of manuscript evaluation may vary depending on the complexity of the research, reviewer availability, the number of revision rounds, the responsiveness of authors, and the additional editorial or production requirements associated with individual submissions.
Reviewers are requested to complete their evaluations within the timeframe specified in their review invitations. Authors are informed of significant editorial delays where appropriate and may contact the editorial office regarding the status of their manuscripts.
The journal does not guarantee an editorial decision, acceptance, or publication within a fixed period. Editorial efficiency is pursued without compromising scientific quality, ethical standards, or the rigor of peer review.
7. Publication Frequency and Online Availability
The iRASD Journal of Energy & Environment follows a semiannual publication schedule, comprising two issues annually:
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Issue 1: January–June
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Issue 2: July–December
The journal maintains its established publication schedule, and accepted articles are published in accordance with editorial and production arrangements.
All published articles are made freely accessible through the journal's official website under its stated open-access and licensing policies.
8. Editorial Integrity, Complaints, and Further Information
The journal is committed to editorial independence, responsible research practices, confidentiality, transparency, and the integrity of the scholarly record.
Concerns regarding editorial procedures, manuscript handling, peer review, or publication ethics may be submitted to the editorial office in accordance with the journal's published Complaint and Misconduct Policy.
The journal maintains separate policies covering publication ethics, peer review, conflicts of interest, authorship, and post-publication corrections or retractions.
Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to follow these policies throughout the publication process.
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