Peer Review Process

The Journal of Management Economics and Financial Accounting (JOMEFA) implements a rigorous and transparent peer review process to ensure the publication of high-quality scholarly articles. All submitted manuscripts undergo a structured evaluation process as outlined below:

1. Initial Submission and Editorial Screening

All manuscripts submitted to JOMEFA are first evaluated by the editorial team to ensure:

  • Compliance with the journal’s scope, focus, and aims
  • Adherence to author guidelines and formatting template
  • Originality and absence of plagiarism (checked using similarity detection tools)
  • Basic methodological soundness

Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria will be rejected without external review (desk rejection).

2. Double-Blind Peer Review

JOMEFA applies a double-blind peer review system, where:

  • Authors do not know the identity of reviewers
  • Reviewers do not know the identity of authors

Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.

3. Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

  • Originality and novelty of the research
  • Relevance to the field of management, economics, and financial accounting
  • Clarity of research objectives and problem formulation
  • Appropriateness and rigor of methodology
  • Quality of data analysis and interpretation
  • Contribution to theory and/or practice
  • Organization, clarity, and language quality
  • Compliance with ethical standards

4. Review Decision

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

  • Accept without revision
  • Accept with minor revisions
  • Revise and resubmit (major revisions)
  • Reject

5. Revision Process

Authors are required to:

  • Revise the manuscript according to reviewer comments
  • Provide a detailed response to reviewers (point-by-point response)
  • Highlight changes made in the revised manuscript

Failure to revise within the specified timeframe may result in withdrawal of the submission.

6. Final Decision

The Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor will make the final decision based on:

  • Reviewer recommendations
  • Quality of revisions submitted by the author

7. Copyediting and Proofreading

Accepted manuscripts will undergo:

  • Language editing
  • Formatting and layout adjustment
  • Proofreading before publication

Authors will receive proofs for final approval before publication.

8. Publication Timeline

The average review process in JOMEFA is:

  • Initial screening: 1–2 weeks
  • Peer review: 3–6 weeks
  • Revision process: 2–4 weeks
  • Final decision: 1–2 weeks

9. Ethical Considerations

JOMEFA strictly follows publication ethics, including:

  • Confidentiality of submitted manuscripts
  • Objectivity and fairness in review
  • Avoidance of conflicts of interest
  • Prevention of plagiarism and research misconduct

10. Reviewer Acknowledgment

Reviewers play a vital role in maintaining the quality of the journal. JOMEFA acknowledges reviewers’ contributions while maintaining confidentiality.