Publishing Process
Publication process follows a series of complex events made simple by AI at every step.
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Manuscript Submission:
- Authors prepare their manuscript following the journal’s submission guidelines.
- The manuscript is submitted through the journal’s online submission system, along with any supporting documents and files.
- Once the submission is complete, all co-authors also receive emails.
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Initial Checks & Editorial Assessment:
- The system does 12 initial checks to ensure the submission is valid and thorough. This generally takes about 3 hours since it is all automated and depends on system load.
- The manuscript is visible to the registrar who assigns an editorial team. The editorial team conducts a preliminary review to assess the manuscript’s suitability for the journal, checking for compliance with submission guidelines, scope, and relevance.
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Assignment to AI model and Reviewers:
- BRJ excels at using AI to find the best match for reviewers and manuscript submitted given parameters like relevant field, reviewer profile and response time. Two reviewers are selected, who are scientists, researchers, or professionals, which ensures the manuscript’s authenticity.
- The editor and registrar confirms potential reviewers who are experts in the subject matter of the manuscript.
- Two reviewers are invited to evaluate the manuscript, ensuring they have no conflicts of interest.
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Double-Blind Review:
- In the double-blind review process, both the reviewers’ and authors’ identities are concealed from each other.
- Reviewers assess the manuscript based on originality, methodology, significance, and presentation. They are provided with a series of questionnaires to answer next.
- They provide comments, critiques, and a recommendation (accept, revise, or reject).
- Once the reviewers submit their answers, AI also does an in-depth analysis of the manuscript, research conducted and the results. It also finds any plagiarism in the research and also small details that reviewers might have missed.
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Editorial Decision:
- The editor considers reviewers’ feedback, AI’s feedback and makes a decision.
- The decision, along with reviewers’ anonymized comments, is communicated to the authors.
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Revision by Authors:
- If revisions are required, authors are asked to address the reviewers’ comments and resubmit their manuscript.
- The revised manuscript may undergo further rounds of review if necessary.
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Final Decision:
- Once any required revisions are satisfactorily addressed, the editor makes a final decision on the manuscript’s acceptability for publication.
- After final author approval, the manuscript is formatted for publication. We handle formatting, allowing authors to focus solely on research.
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Prepublication Proofing:
- We want the papers to be published in the given time frame and properly, so we advise authors to be prompt with the communication and proofreading. We have developed the tools along with Research Circle to assist in the peer-review process. This review allows identification of any plagiarism or data fabrication to be caught before publication.
- Accepted manuscripts move into production.
- Authors are provided with proofs of their manuscript and asked to check for any errors.
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Publication:
- Final checklist is approved by all the parties involved and emails are sent to authors.
- The article is published online, accessible to readers under the terms of the journal’s open access policy.
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Post-Publication:
- Readers and researchers can access and cite the published work.
- The journal may also facilitate post-publication discussions and evaluations.
Throughout this process, the journal ensures confidentiality and timely communication with both reviewers and authors to maintain the integrity of the review process
