All of the articles in this journal have been peer reviewed by the Reviewers and approved by the Editor-in-Chief.

 

1.       Review Procedure

 

The journal submission management system was Open Journal System (OJS) that manages the paper submission, review and copyediting and production process for JIWE.

The reviews were double-blind. Each submission was examined by at least two anonymous reviewer(s) independently.

The submissions were first screened for generic quality and suitableness by the Editor-in-Chief. After the initial screening, they were sent for peer review by the Technical Editor, by matching each paper’s topic with the reviewers’ expertise, taking into account any competing interests. A paper could only be considered for acceptance if it had received favourable recommendations from at least two reviewers. The acceptance or rejection of a revised manuscript was final.

 

2.        Quality Criteria

Reviewers were instructed to assess the quality of submissions solely based on the academic merit of their content along the following dimensions:

 

1. Pertinence of the article’s content to the scope and themes of the journal;
2. Clear demonstration of originality, novelty, and timeliness of the research;
3. Soundness of the methods, analyses, and results;
4. Adherence to the ethical standards and codes of conduct relevant to the research field;
5. Clarity, cohesion, and accuracy in language and other modes of expression, including figures and tables.

 

In addition, all of the articles have been checked for textual overlap in an effort to detect possible signs of plagiarism by the publisher.

 

• Competing Interests

Some of the authors (Editorial Team) were supervised by the Editor-in-Chief, who has recused themselves from handling their submissions and has delegated them to colleagues with no personal interests in them.