Peer Review Process
Artha Vijnana follows a double-anonymised peer review process to ensure fairness, objectivity, and academic rigour. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial screening by the editorial team to assess their relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, originality, methodological soundness, and compliance with ethical standards.
Manuscripts that pass the preliminary assessment are sent to at least two independent expert reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers evaluate submissions on scholarly quality, theoretical and empirical contribution, clarity of presentation, and policy relevance.
Based on the reviewers’ reports, the Editor makes one of the following decisions: accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject. Authors are required to address reviewer comments in a revised submission, which may be re-evaluated by the reviewers at the Editor’s discretion.
The journal ensures that the peer review process is confidential, unbiased, and timely, in accordance with international best practices and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Peer Review Process – Flowchart Description
Start
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Manuscript Submission (Online System)
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Initial Editorial Screening
(Scope, originality, ethical compliance, basic quality check)
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Within Scope & Standards?
- No→ Desk Rejection → Author Notified → End
- Yes→ Proceed to Peer Review
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Double-Anonymised Peer Review
(Minimum two independent expert reviewers)
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Reviewer Reports Submitted
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Editorial Evaluation
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Editorial Decision - Accept→ Copyediting & Proofs → Publication → End
- Minor Revision→ Author Revises → Editorial Check → Final Decision
- Major Revision→ Author Revises → Re-review (if required) → Final Decision
- Reject→ Author Notified → End
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Post-Acceptance Processing
(Copyediting, typesetting, DOI assignment, online publication)
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Article Published