Peer Review Process

All manuscripts are reviewed by a member of the Editorial Board and other qualified peer reviewers. This is done within the shortest given time. The journal strives to return reviewers’ comments to authors as soon as possible. The Editorial Board re-review manuscripts that are accepted until they are completely revised.

 

Reviewers of Journal of Food and Bioprocess Engineering must confirm the following:

  • Reviewing manuscript critically but constructively and preparing detailed comments about the manuscript to help authors improve their work
  • Reviewing multiple versions of a manuscript as necessary
  • Providing all required information within established deadlines
  • Making recommendations to the editor regarding the suitability of the manuscript for publication in the journal
  • Declaring to the editor any potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authors or the content of a manuscript they are asked to review
  • Reporting possible research misconducts
  • Suggesting alternative reviewers in case they cannot review the manuscript for any reasons
  • Treating the manuscript as a confidential document
  • Not making any use of the work described in the manuscript
  • Not communicating directly with authors, if somehow they identify the authors
  • Not identifying themselves to authors
  • Not passing on the assigned manuscript to another reviewer
  • Ensuring that the manuscript is of high quality and original work
  • Informing the editor if he/she finds the assigned manuscript is under consideration in any other publication to his/her knowledge
  • Writing review report in English only
  • Authoring a commentary for publication related to the reviewed manuscript

 

Editors of Journal of Food and Bioprocess Engineering must confirm the following:

  • That all manuscripts are evaluated in fairness based on the intellectual content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenry nor political values of authors.
  • That information pertaining manuscripts are kept confidential.
  • That any observed conflict of interest pertaining manuscripts must be disclosed.
  • The Editorial Board takes responsibility for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts based on the reviewer’s evaluation of the manuscript, policies of the journal editorial board and legal restrain acting against plagiarism, libel and copyright infringement.

 

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