Peer Review Policy

1. Overview

Vision Scientific Journal (VSJ) adopts a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, and academic integrity of all submitted manuscripts. In this process, the identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review procedure.

2. Initial Editorial Screening

All submissions undergo an initial evaluation by the editorial office to determine:

  • Relevance to the journal’s aims and scope
  • Compliance with submission guidelines
  • Originality and absence of plagiarism
  • Academic quality and clarity of presentation

Manuscripts that fail to meet these criteria may be rejected without external review.

3. Double-Blind Peer Review Process

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers in the relevant field.

  • Reviewers do not know the identity of the authors
  • Authors do not know the identity of reviewers
  • All files are anonymized before review

4. Review Criteria

Reviewers are asked to evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

  • Originality and contribution to knowledge
  • Relevance to the journal’s scope
  • Methodological rigor and research design
  • Clarity, structure, and academic writing quality
  • Validity of results and conclusions
  • Use of appropriate and up-to-date references

5. Editorial Decisions

Based on reviewers’ reports, the editorial decision may be one of the following:

  • Accept without revisions
  • Accept with minor revisions
  • Major revisions required (resubmission)
  • Reject

The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision.

6. Revision Process

Authors receiving revision requests must:

  • Address all reviewer comments carefully
  • Submit a revised manuscript
  • Provide a detailed response to reviewers

Revised manuscripts may be sent for a second round of review.

7. Confidentiality

All manuscripts and review reports are treated as confidential documents.

  • Reviewers must not share or use unpublished data
  • Editors ensure secure handling of all submissions

8. Ethical Standards

VSJ follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

  • Any suspected misconduct (plagiarism, data fabrication, etc.) will be investigated
  • Reviewers must declare conflicts of interest
  • Authors must ensure originality and ethical compliance

9. Review Timeline

The journal aims to complete the review process within:

  • 2–4 weeks for initial decision
  • Additional time may be required for revisions

10. Appeals and Complaints

Authors may appeal editorial decisions by submitting a justified request to the editorial office. All appeals are reviewed fairly and transparently.