Peer Review Process

Description

Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines. Manuscripts may be returned to the author without scientific assessment if they do not meet all submission requirements, if they are incorrectly formatted, or cannot be downloaded reliably.

Submissions must represent the original and independent work of the authors. Each new submission is assessed by Principal Editor using Manuscripts must represent the original and independent work of the author. Each new submission is assessed by the Lead Editor using Manuscript Readiness Level (MRL) to determine whether it falls within the general remit of Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications. We will reject a manuscript without review if the content is inadequate; it exceeds our word limit or is formatted incorrectly; it is poorly presented and unclear. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment will be handled by the Main Editor or Associate Editor to oversee the review process for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation.

Once a manuscript passes initial screening, it will be assigned to at least two independent experts for peer review. Double-blind review is implemented, where neither the author nor the reviewer knows each other's name or affiliation. Peer review comments are confidential and will only be disclosed with the express consent of the reviewer. All manuscripts are subject to peer review and authors can expect a decision, or an explanation for the delay, within 2 months of acceptance. If revisions are invited, the corresponding author must submit the revised manuscript within 2 weeks. The final decision is made by the Lead Editor based on information obtained through a peer-review process.

We ensure that the reviewed manuscript is treated confidentially prior to being published, as explained in publication ethics.

Types of decision

There are four types of editorial decisions during the peer review process, which are:

Decline submission
The article is deemed unsuitable for publication in the Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications after peer review, and it is not feasible to resubmit.

Resubmit for Review
The submitted version of the paper is not acceptable and requires major revision, but there is clear potential in the work, and Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications is prepared to consider a new version. Authors are offered the opportunity to resubmit their paper as a new submission. Concerns will remain regarding the suitability of the paper for publication until the editors are convinced by the authors that their paper fits the scope and standards of Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications. The resubmitted manuscript will be returned to the original associate editor if at all possible.

Revision
The paper requires changes before a final decision can be made. Authors are asked to modify their manuscript in light of comments received from referees and editors and to submit a new version for consideration within 2 weeks of receiving the decision letter. A point-by-point explanation of how comments have been addressed must be supplied with the revised version of the paper. Revisions may undergo further peer review and papers may undergo more than one round of revision. If the authors do not revise their papers to the satisfaction of the editors, the paper can still be declined from publication in Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications.

Accept submission
The paper is accepted for publication, subject to conditions that need to be addressed in producing a final version of the manuscript. These may include sub-editing changes and the minor amendment to ensure the paper fully matches our criteria. After final checking in the editorial office, acceptance is confirmed and the paper is forwarded to the publishers for publication.

Galley proof

Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for final checking. Corrections to the proofs must be restricted to printer’s errors: any other changes to the text, in equations or grammar, may be charged to the author. Proofs should be returned to the editors within three days of receipt to minimize the risk of the author’s contribution having to be held over to a later issue. The editors do not accept responsibility for the correctness of published content. It is the author’s responsibility to check the content at the proof stage.

Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications Editorial and publishing process

Journal Enterprise Information System and Applications follow the editorial and publishing process set by PKP, as presented in the following figure.