Editors Responsibilities

  • Main duties of Editor-in-Chief:
    • Rejecting manuscripts that are plagiarized, ghost-written, published elsewhere, or of little interest to readers i.e., do not fall within the scope of the journal (in first step).
    • Developing the editorial board and editorial staff.
    • Handling reader complaints and, if necessary, taking responsibility for issues after publication.
    • Cross-checking facts.
    • Final decision-making related to the journal topics and content, editing, and section.
  • Main duties of Editorial Manager:
    • Advise the Editor-in-Chief in decision-making regarding the suitability of publication for articles.
    • Advise the Editor-in-Chief on issues such as plagiarism claims, AI-generated manuscripts, and any contentious submissions.
  • Main duties of Associate Editor:
    • Handling peer review; as first evaluation if they are appropriate to sending manuscripts to executive manager or reject them.
    • Responsible for assessing manuscript quality, obtaining peer reviews, requesting revisions where appropriate, and making recommendations to the journal Editor about acceptance or rejection of a manuscript.
  • Main duties of Assistant Editor:
    • Assistant Editors work closely with authors and editors, supporting the editor with admin help and coordinating with other departments.
  • Main duties of Editorial Board:
    • Arranging hot topics or theme issues.
    • Inviting potential authors and contributing articles themselves.
    • Locating peer reviewers for a specific topic and providing a second opinion on papers whenever required.
  • Main duties of Executive Manager:
    • Sending manuscripts to determined reviewers.
    • Ensuring final drafts are complete.
    • Cross-checking spelling, grammar, writing style, page design, tables, figures and photos.
    • Editing content and lay-out.
    • Promote the Journal on local, national, and international academic and practice platforms.