Responsibilities of Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

  • Lead and direct the journal’s strategic goal and mission.
  • Attract contents and ensure a supply of high-quality manuscripts in quantities that can maintain the journal’s publishing schedule.
  • Make final publication decisions.
  • Monitor Editorial Board Members (timeliness, review quality and tone).
  • Evaluate new submissions to determine whether it is within the journal’s scope and whether it appears to fulfil the interest criteria of the journal.
  • Ensure that manuscripts adhere to the journal’s editorial policies, that the article type has correct content, and the English Language’s quality affects the ability to assess the scientific content.
  • Lead the selection of Editorial Board and chair all editorial meetings.
  • Engage the Editorial Board continually on the journal’s progress and include them on ideas for editorial development.
  • Lead the improvement of the journal’s impact and visibility.


Associate Editor

  • Manage the review process to ensure that manuscripts move through review and revision as efficiently as possible. 
  • Liaise with the Editor-in-Chief to identify suitable reviewers, obtain reviews, and make recommendations to the Editor-in-Chief based on the reviews received and their own assessment of the manuscript.
  • Serve in the Editorial Board to uphold scholastic standards and provide input on journal policy, scope, and direction.
  • Assist authors and reviewers with registration on Editorial Manager and troubleshoot problems with manuscript submission.
  • Track and keep a meticulous record of manuscripts at different stages of peer review while keeping a close eye on reviewer and editor turnaround times.
  • Tract editorial board members activities and facilitate communication with members.
  • Ensure a publication agreement is received for all accepted manuscripts.
  • May be designated by the Editor-in-Chief to act as a Handling Editor on relevant articles and oversee the review and editorial decision-making process.


Editorial Board

  • Provide scientific expertise for the journal.
  • Serve as peer reviewer on selected articles.
  • Help the journal attract high-quality manuscripts by promoting the journal at relevant conferences and workshops.
  • Provide feedback and suggestions for the improvements of the journal.
  • Attend editorial meetings and assist in strategic decision-making.
  • Suggest topics and authors for commissioned reviews and commentaries.
  • May be designated by the Editor-in-Chief to act as a Handling Editor on relevant articles and oversee the review and editorial decision-making process.

The Associate Editor and Editorial Board members must notify the Editor-in-Chief immediately if they perceive or have a potential conflict of interest (e.g. if one of the authors is a close current collaborator or employed at the same institution) or if the topic is outside their area of expertise that they feel unqualified to handle the submission.
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