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- Statement of Peer
Review Policy
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Journal of
Economic Development (JED) maintains the standards of peer review
while increasing the efficiency of the process. All published
articles in JED have undergone a rigorous peer review process
based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two
referees. The ultimate purpose of peer review is to sustain the
originality and quality of research work and the filtration of
poor-quality and plagiarized articles. Peer review assures
research quality.
All research
articles published in the Journal of Economic Development undergo
full peer review, the process is listed below:
- Every
submitted manuscript will be screened by anti-plagiarism
software to check the authenticity of the article with a maximum
similarity score of 15% to avoid plagiarism.
- The
submissions that pass the plagiarism check are initially
reviewed by the chief journal editor. At this stage, manuscripts
may be rejected without peer review if it is felt that they are
not relevant to the journal or are not of high enough quality.
This fast rejection process enables authors to obtain a quick
decision, and they do not need to wait for the review process to
be completed.
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Manuscripts that are not instantly rejected are sent out for
peer review, usually to two independent reviewers selected by
the Editor.
- The
article is returned to the Editor along with a recommendation as
to whether reject the article, revise it or accept it. Based on
the feedback from these reviewers, the associate editor, and the
editor's judgment, a decision is given on the manuscript.
- The
article is returned to the Author along with the reviewer’s
feedback.
- The
Editor receives the updated article and sends it to the
reviewers for re-evaluation or to the publication department
The Journal
of Economic Development adheres to a policy of double-blind
reviewing, in which the identity of the author and reviewer is, as
far as possible, kept hidden.
