Submitting manuscripts for publication in the RABBANICA Journal will involve several steps to ensure a thorough and impartial peer review.

 

STEP 1: Manuscript Submission

Authors submit their research articles to the journal. The Editor in Chief then assigns the manuscript to the Editorial Manager for further handling.

 

STEP 2: Manuscript Check and Selection

The Editorial Manager and Editorial Panel conduct an initial check and selection process. They may either accept the manuscript, reject it, or decide to proceed with the review. Additionally, each submitted manuscript undergoes a plagiarism check using Turnitin.

Only manuscripts that fully comply with the journal's writing guidelines and format will be considered for further evaluation. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the submitted manuscript is organized according to the structure, writing style, references, and technical requirements outlined in the journal's guidelines. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in early rejection without going through a review process by independent reviewers, to ensure smooth and efficient editorial management and the maintenance of professional standards of publication.

 

STEP 3: Manuscript Reviewing Process

The Editorial Manager requests that at least two experts in the field review the ‎manuscript. The peer-review process is conducted as a double-blind review, ‎meaning the identities of both the reviewers and authors are concealed. Reviewers are provided with a review form from the Journal.‎

This peer-review process involves an evaluation process conducted by independent experts in the relevant field before a manuscript is published in an academic journal. The process aims to ensure the quality, accuracy, and validity of the submitted research, with independent reviewers providing comments, suggestions for improvement, or rejection based on scientific merit and research ethics. These standards are important to maintain scholarly integrity, avoid conflicts of interest, and increase transparency and trustworthiness in academic publishing.

 

STEP 4: Notification of Manuscript Acceptance, Revision, or Rejection.

Upon receiving reviewer feedback, the Editor in Chief notifies the author of the manuscript's acceptance, need for revision, or rejection while preserving the reviewers' anonymity.

 

STEP 5: Paper Revision.

If requested, the author can revise the manuscript based on the reviewers' comments and suggestions. The author can also submit a response letter addressing each comment and explaining the changes made.

Revision Submission based on the Reviewer’s Suggestion:

After making the necessary revisions, the author resubmits the manuscript using the same submission route as in Step 1.

Notification for Acceptance

If the reviewer is satisfied with the revisions, the editor informs the author that the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

 

STEP 6: Galley Proof and Publishing Process

The manuscript undergoes the galley proof stage, where formatting, copyediting, and proofreading are carried out. Following these processes, the paper is published in either print or online, based on the journal's publishing format.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The steps described above constitute one round of the peer-review process. The Editor in Chief and the editorial board thoroughly evaluate the feedback from the peer reviewers to make a decision. Possible decisions include;

• Accepted as it is: The manuscript has been accepted for publication in its original form.
• Accepted with Minor Revisions: The manuscript has been accepted, and the author is asked to make minor corrections within a specified timeframe.
• Accepted with Major Revisions: The manuscript is accepted, but the author must address the changes ‎the reviewers or editors suggested within a specified timeframe.‎
• Resubmit (Conditional Rejection): The journal is open to reconsidering the manuscript for another round of decision-making after the authors make significant revisions.
• Rejected (Outright Rejection): The journal has decided not to publish the manuscript, even if major revisions are made.