Review Processes of JSMS
1. Submission of Paper
The corresponding or submitting author submits the
paper to the journal. Currently, JSMS only accept
submissions by email to the managing editor:
jsms@sc-press.com.
2. Editorial Board Assessment
The managing checks the paper’s composition and
arrangement against the journal’s Author
Instructions to make sure it includes the required
sections and stylizations. In this stage, if the
submission is considered as out of scope, it will be
rejected immediately. However, the quality of the
paper is not assessed at this point.
3. Appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief (EIC)
The EIC checks that the paper is appropriate for the
journal and is sufficiently original and
interesting. If not, the paper will be rejected
without being reviewed.
4. Invitation to Reviewers
The managing editor sends invitations to individuals
he believes would be appropriate reviewers. ALL REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED EXTERNALLY AND DOUBLE-BLIND
5. Review is Conducted
The reviewer sets time aside to read the paper
several times. The first read is used to form an
initial impression of the work. If major problems
are found at this stage, the reviewer may feel
comfortable rejecting the paper without further
work. Otherwise they will read the paper several
more times, taking notes so as to build a detailed
point-by-point review. The review is then submitted
to the journal, with a recommendation to: acceptance, major revison, minor revision or
rejection.
6. Evaluations for Reviews
The EIC considers all the returned reviews before
making an overall decision. If the reviews differ
widely, the EIC may invite an additional reviewer so
as to get an extra opinion before making a decision.
7. Decision Made
The managing editor sends a decision email to the
author including any relevant reviewer comments.
8. Next Steps
If accepted, the paper is sent to production. If the
article is rejected or sent back for either major or
minor revision, the managing editor should include
constructive comments from the reviewers to help the
author improve the article.
JSMS Review Processes