Peer Review Process - IRPH
Peer review is a central component of the editorial quality-control process at IRPH. The purpose of peer review is to provide an independent scholarly assessment of a manuscript's originality, relevance, methodological soundness, technical quality, clarity, and contribution to the field.
All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment before being considered for external peer review. This preliminary assessment may include examination of the manuscript's conformity with the journal's aims and scope, basic scholarly quality, originality, ethical requirements, completeness, and suitability for further consideration.
Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment are normally subjected to external peer review by appropriately qualified reviewers with relevant subject expertise. The number and type of reviewers may vary according to the journal, manuscript category, subject area, and editorial circumstances. The journal's stated review model shall be applied consistently.
Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, evidence-based assessments of the manuscript. Reviewers should evaluate the scholarly content independently and should not use information obtained through peer review for personal or professional advantage. Potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed to the editorial office, and individuals with a significant conflict may be excluded from the review process.
Reviewer identities and manuscript information are handled in accordance with the journal's stated peer-review model and applicable confidentiality requirements. Reviewers are not expected to communicate directly with authors regarding editorial decisions unless expressly authorized by the journal.
Editorial decisions remain the responsibility of the designated editor or editorial authority. Reviewer recommendations constitute important evidence in the decision-making process but do not, by themselves, determine acceptance or rejection.
Possible editorial decisions include:
Accept Accept subject to specified revisions Revise and resubmit Reject Where revisions are requested, the revised manuscript may be returned to the original reviewers or evaluated by other appropriate reviewers, depending on the nature of the revisions and the editor's judgment.
A manuscript may be rejected at any stage where substantial concerns arise regarding scholarly quality, originality, ethical conduct, research integrity, authorship, plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, inappropriate citation practices, conflicts of interest, or other matters affecting the reliability or suitability of the work.
Editorial independence is maintained throughout the review and publication process. Publication decisions are based on the academic and ethical merits of the manuscript and are not determined by the author's institutional affiliation, nationality, personal characteristics, commercial interests, or ability to influence the editorial process.
IRPH maintains procedures for addressing concerns that arise before or after publication. Where credible concerns regarding published work are identified, the journal may undertake an appropriate editorial investigation and, where warranted, issue corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, or other appropriate post-publication notices.
IRPH's peer-review and publication-ethics policies are developed with reference to recognized scholarly publishing practices, including the principles set out in the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The publisher expects editors, reviewers, authors, and other participants in the publication process to uphold principles of integrity, transparency, confidentiality, accountability, and responsible scholarly communication.
The journal's peer-review policy is publicly available so that authors, reviewers, readers, and indexing services can understand the basis on which scholarly content is evaluated.
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