Peer Reviewer Process
Financia: Journal of Economics, Management, Business, and Accounting applies a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure the quality, originality, academic integrity, and relevance of published manuscripts. In the double-blind review process, the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential throughout the review process.
1. Initial Editorial Screening
All manuscripts submitted to Financia undergo an initial screening by the editorial team. The editors assess the manuscript for:
- Alignment with the journal's focus and scope;
- Originality and potential contribution;
- Compliance with the journal's Author Guidelines;
- Academic writing quality and overall presentation;
- Ethical and publication integrity requirements; and
- Similarity or potential plagiarism issues.
Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements or fall outside the journal's scope may be rejected at this stage without proceeding to external peer review.
2. Reviewer Selection
Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening are assigned to qualified reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject area of the manuscript.
Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise, research experience, and knowledge of the relevant field. The journal seeks to avoid conflicts of interest when appointing reviewers.
3. Double-Blind Review
Financia uses a double-blind peer-review system, meaning that the identities of authors and reviewers are not disclosed to one another.
Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively and independently based on criteria including:
- Originality and novelty;
- Relevance to the journal's scope;
- Theoretical contribution;
- Research methodology;
- Quality and adequacy of data or evidence;
- Analysis and interpretation;
- Clarity and organization;
- Quality of references; and
- Theoretical, empirical, or practical contribution.
Reviewers are also encouraged to provide constructive comments that can help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts.
4. Editorial Decision
Based on the reviewers' evaluations, the editor may make one of the following decisions:
- Accept — The manuscript is accepted for publication with no or only minor editorial adjustments.
- Minor Revision — The manuscript requires limited revisions before acceptance.
- Major Revision — Substantial revisions are required and the manuscript may be subject to further review.
- Reject and Resubmit — The manuscript requires significant improvement and may be considered as a new submission.
- Reject — The manuscript does not meet the journal's academic, methodological, ethical, or scope requirements.
The final publication decision is made by the editor based on the overall quality of the manuscript and the reviewers' recommendations.
5. Revision Process
When revisions are requested, authors must revise the manuscript carefully and respond to the reviewers' comments.
Authors may be required to submit a response to reviewers explaining how each major comment has been addressed. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation when necessary.
6. Confidentiality and Ethical Conduct
Reviewers must treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, reproduce, use, or disclose unpublished information obtained during the review process.
Reviewers must also declare any potential conflict of interest and decline the review assignment when their objectivity may be compromised.
7. Final Acceptance and Publication
Once a manuscript has successfully completed the review and revision process, the editor will issue a final acceptance decision. Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, proofreading, and publication.
Financia aims to conduct the peer-review process fairly, transparently, and efficiently while maintaining high standards of academic integrity and scholarly quality.
