Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

The Arab Institute for Science and Research Publishing is constantly striving to make the experience of researchers in the process of publishing their research papers more smooth and flexible. It also includes creating new concepts and directions in scientific publishing, and this naturally includes all processes and stages of publishing in the journals issued by the Arab Institute of Science and Publishing Research, including a rigorous and standardized peer-review process according to international academic publication standards, is carried out by reputable scholars.

The Institute does not separate the processes and stages of publishing but rather considers them all as one process with the aim of forming a sober academic community that includes elite scholars with an extensive and classified research database, specialized in several fields of knowledge and science.

Accordingly, the institution guarantees to the researcher that his paper will pass through standard stages, and during that it will be reviewed by expert and specialized fellow professors, ending with the publication of the paper in an internationally indexed research database.

Thus, the researcher will be within the institution's academic community, which qualifies him to be a future peer reviewer. As for his paper, it will be within a prestigious and internationally indexed research database that is easily accessible.

Arab Institute for Science and Research Publishing uses a double-blind review process, which means that both the reviewer and author name(s) are not allowed to be revealed to one another for a manuscript under review. Manuscripts are assigned to two or more reviewers. Reviewers provide a complete, fair, thoughtful evaluation of manuscripts to ensure all published work meets the goals of the journal.

High priority is given to manuscripts that mark a new and demonstratively significant advancement in research on Arab Institute for Science and Research Publishing interests:

• focusing on under-researched aspects of the field
• focusing on countries or contexts about which little is known
• using under-utilized theories, new frameworks, discourses, and methodologies 
• joining theory and research

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

• Significance: Does the manuscript represent a new and demonstratively significant advancement in research on Arab Institute for Science and Research Publishing interests? 
• Review of Literature: Does the manuscript include a well-organized and analytical review of relevant literature? Does the manuscript use a clear and well-developed theoretical/conceptual framework?
• Research Design: Does the manuscript reflect the appropriate design and methodology? Does the manuscript reflect high-quality data and analysis?
• Discussion: Does the discussion and conclusion highlight the relevance of the findings for research, policy, and practice?
• Style: Is the manuscript clear, logical, and concise? Does the manuscript follow APA publication guidelines?

Decision

Based on the feedback from the Reviewers, the Editors will make one of the following decisions:

• Decline Submission: The manuscript is unsuitable for publication in the journal.
• Resubmit for Review (major revisions):  The manuscript has potential for publication but significant revisions are required before publication can be considered.
• Revisions Required (minor revisions): The manuscript has potential for publication but specific revisions should be made before publication can be considered.
• Accept Submission: The manuscript can proceed to the next stage of the editorial process without any further edits.

The most common recommendations for manuscripts upon the first review are Decline Submission and Resubmit for Review (major revisions). We aim to provide initial decisions within 3 weeks of new manuscript submission, although peer review may take more or less time depending on the circumstances.

 

Publication

If a manuscript is accepted for publication, all authors complete the Terms of Agreement. By signing these terms of the agreement, the authors release all copyrights to the Arab Institute for Science and Research Publishing. We aim to publish accepted manuscripts in 'Online First' format after acceptance.