Publication Process

The iRASD Journal of Finance (iRASD-JOF) manages all manuscripts through Open Journal Systems (OJS). The publication process consists of the following stages:

  1. Submission: Authors submit the manuscript and required declarations through the journal’s online submission system.
  2. Initial Screening: The editorial office checks the manuscript for completeness, scope, originality, ethical compliance and adherence to the author guidelines.
  3. Editorial Assessment: Suitable manuscripts are assessed by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorised handling editor. Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s requirements may be rejected without external review.
  4. Peer Review: Manuscripts passing the editorial assessment are normally evaluated by at least two independent external reviewers under the journal’s double-anonymous peer-review process. Further details are available in the Peer-Review Policy.
  5. Editorial Decision: Based on the reviewers’ reports, the manuscript may be accepted, returned for minor or major revisions, or rejected. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorised independent senior editor.
  6. Revision: Authors must submit a revised manuscript together with a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments. Further review may be required.
  7. Production and Publication: Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting, typesetting, author proofing, DOI registration and final online publication.

Editorial decisions are based solely on academic quality, originality, relevance and ethical compliance and are independent of an author’s ability to pay the Article Processing Charge.