Peer Review

ArmJIL is a peer-reviewed journal. The peer review is double-blind: neither the reviewer nor the author knows the other’s identity. The peer review process also applies to submissions to special issues and focus sections.

Notification of acceptance, rejection or request for revisions will typically be given within 12-16 weeks after receipt of the manuscript.

The Managing Editor pre-screens all manuscripts and either rejects them or sends them out for review. Manuscripts which do not fall within the ArmJIL’s particular areas of interest or are manifestly substandard are rejected by the Managing Editor without prior peer review.

The Managing Editor contacts suitable reviewers from the Members of the Editorial Board or the broader international academic community. Reviewers use a detailed review form.

Based on the peer review, the author might be invited to revise and resubmit the manuscript. After the review and possible revisions, the Editors and the Managing Editor decide on the publication of the manuscript. The Editors are not bound by the reviewer’s recommendation. If need be, the Managing Editor or the Editors can solicit additional reviews. The Editors and the Managing Editor decide on the publication jointly by consensus.

The evaluation process takes account of several criteria: while the emphasis is on the quality and the innovative character of the article, other criteria, including the balance of topics, the Journal’s particular areas of interest, which may change over time, the fact that something similar has already been commissioned, and other factors, may influence the final decision. Therefore, a rejection of a manuscript does not necessarily reflect a judgment about the quality of the manuscript submission.

Authors must agree that each submission will be automatically screened for plagiarism as part of the review process. If there is reason to suspect plagiarism, the Editors and the Managing Editor will react in line with the Journal’s Publication Ethics.