Editorial board members are professionalized in their
respective areas and play an important role to handle the peer review process
of the manuscript along with editorial office staff and give recommendations on
acceptance or rejection of the submitted manuscript from time to time. The
publishing team from “Scientific
Collegium†is thankful to all the editorial board members for their
efforts, valuable time, and inputs that are provided in the process of peer
review that aids to enhance the journal’s quality. All the Journals from
“Scientific Collegium†practices the guidelines of the COPE (Committee on
Publication Ethics), https://publicationethics.org/
Editor-in-Chief ensures that
Ø Journal meets the requirements of
the research community and is able to provide a way for scientific discussion that
leads to new inventions that promote the research progress.
Ø Content of journal is meeting the
needs of research advancements and is scientifically valid.
Ø Peer review system is carried out efficiently, impartially, and timely.
Ø Journal adheres to publishing standards
as per COPE guidelines.
Ø Assess the submitted manuscripts
of the journal and select suitable potential reviewers and assign the
manuscript to reviewers.
Ø Based on the reviewer’s report and
other factors such as originality, clarity, research work validity, and comments
of the peer reviews, recommend the manuscripts to accept or reject or revise.
Ø Select the editorial board members
for the journal from a pool of potential research experts.
Ø For editorial progress, engage the
editorial board members continually on the advancement of the journal and
include the updated ideas. The editorial board can have the annual meeting
for the discussions that accelerates the advancement of the journal publication.
Ø Investigate the suspected research
misconduct cases as per the COPE guidelines. (unpublished or published
manuscripts) if observed any or reported by editors/reviewers.
Ø Should make all efforts to do a complete investigation of any research misconduct before rejecting the
manuscripts. If not satisfied with the author’s response, investigate to get
responses from the institute or employers or appropriate regulatory board.
Ø Respond to complaints promptly if
any, and make sure to discuss with thr publishing house if unsolved complaints.
Editor Responsibilities:
Ø Attract authors (established and new) and article submissions to ensure a good supply of superior-quality manuscripts to "Scientific Collegium" in more numbers that can support the journal publishing schedule. If inadequate manuscripts are being submitted, then editors should try to do the needful to address this by discussing with peer contacts for the manuscript submissions.
Ø Review the manuscripts (should
deal with any manuscript) that are submitted to the journal and take decision if
that manuscript is suitable for journal or not and assign two reviewers who are
appropriate to the submitted manuscript.
Ø If the manuscript is not meeting
the journal publishing standards such as publication ethics, terms and
conditions ,etc. editors can accept or reject submitted manuscripts to the
journal stating the reasons.
Ø Avoid the selection of reviewers
with a potential conflict of interest such as from the same instate or department
where research work is carried out.
Ø Make sure that the process of peer
review is impartial and timely.
Ø To avoid delay in the peer review
process and publication, editors and editorial office staff will work closely.
Ø Track the peer review process from
time to time and ensure that it is of a high standard and completed within 15-30
days.
Ø Based on the originality, clarity,
research work validity and comments of the peer reviews, recommend the
manuscripts to accept or reject or revise.
Ø Encourage the reviewers to give
comments on the manuscript in detail which can be sent to authors if accepted or if
any revisions are needed.
Ø Support the reviewers/editor(s) if
any issues arise and support the editor(s) in decision making over issues such
as plagiarism claims and submissions where reviewers can’t agree on a decision.
Ø Encourage colleagues and peers
to contribute to the journal and use a wide range of resources to identify and
propose potential reviewers.
Ø Recommend on journal policy and
scope from time to time.
Ø Identify and propose the topics
for special issues.
Ø Raise the awareness of the journal
to new authors and submissions.
Ø For editorial progress, engage the
Editorial board members continually on the advancement of the journal and
include the updated ideas. The editorial board can have the annual meeting for
the discussions that help in the advancement of the journal publication.
Ø Emphasize commercial advertisement,
reprint chances, if these can be the important sources for income and brings
awareness about the journal.
Ø Note: One can be as
Editor-In-Chief/Editor for minimum of two years (maximum unlimited time) to any
journal of "Scientific Collegium" and the publishing house reserves all rights in
this regard.
Ø Journal can have multiple editors if, manuscript submissions are more and not easy for one editor to handle all the submissions in all subject areas. If multiple editors are working for one journal, the manuscript may be divided among all based on specialization, geographical origin, article type, and equal division of work. Multiple editors may have various roles as per the need and publishing contact will advise and support you.