Peer Review Process

The peer review process at Educate Technik: JOURNAL of ENGINEERING SCIENCES ensures the quality, originality, and scientific contribution of every article published. The journal applies a double-blind peer review system, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential throughout the review process.

1. Initial Screening

  • All submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or members of the Editorial Board.

  • At this stage, manuscripts are evaluated based on:

    • Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope

    • Originality and novelty of the research

    • Compliance with the Author Guidelines

    • Plagiarism check using Turnitin or iThenticate (maximum similarity index: 20%)

  • Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be desk rejected without being sent for external peer review.

2. Assignment to Reviewers

  • Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise.

  • The journal uses a double-blind review system:

    • Authors do not know the reviewers’ identities.

    • Reviewers do not know the authors’ identities.

3. Review Process

  • Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on the following aspects:

    • Originality and novelty of the research

    • Relevance and scientific contribution to the field of engineering and technology

    • Methodological rigor and appropriateness of the analysis

    • Clarity of presentation, structure, and language

    • Use of references, especially recent and relevant literature

  • Reviewers provide constructive comments and recommendations to help improve the manuscript.

4. Review Outcomes

Based on the reviewers’ reports, the editor will make one of the following decisions:

  1. Accept without revision – The manuscript is ready for publication.

  2. Minor revision – The manuscript requires small changes before acceptance.

  3. Major revision – The manuscript requires substantial improvements and must undergo another round of review.

  4. Reject – The manuscript is not suitable for publication in the journal.

5. Revision and Resubmission

  • Authors are required to submit a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments.

  • The revised manuscript must be submitted within the specified deadline.

  • If necessary, the revised version may be sent back to the same reviewers for re-evaluation.

6. Final Decision

  • The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on the reviewers’ recommendations and the overall quality of the revised manuscript.

  • Once accepted, the manuscript proceeds to copyediting, layout editing, and final proofreading prior to publication.

7. Publication

  • Accepted articles are published online first (ahead of print) and then assigned to a specific journal issue.

  • All published articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, ensuring open access for all readers.