Learn about our transparent and rigorous peer review process that ensures the highest standards of academic publishing at Contusm Publications.
At Contusm Publications, we maintain a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure the quality, integrity, and credibility of the research we publish across our international open-access journals.
Upon submission, manuscripts are first screened by the editorial office to ensure they fit the journal’s scope and meet basic formatting and ethical standards. Manuscripts failing to meet these criteria may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected without external review.
All qualified manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review, where:
This helps eliminate bias and ensures a fair and objective assessment.
Expert reviewers are carefully selected based on their expertise, research background, and publication history relevant to the manuscript’s subject area. Each manuscript is typically reviewed by two or more independent reviewers.
Reviewers assess manuscripts based on:
Based on reviewer feedback, the editor will make one of the following decisions:
Authors will receive detailed reviewer comments to guide any revisions.
Authors are expected to revise their manuscripts thoroughly in response to reviewer comments. A revised version must be submitted within the stipulated time frame and will be re-evaluated accordingly.
After final approval by the editorial board, accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting and layout formatting. The final version is published online with open access under the journal’s licensing terms.
Contusm Publications values the time and expertise of its reviewers and strives to maintain a transparent, efficient, and ethical peer-review process that supports scholarly excellence.
