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Manuscripts and research note are reviewed immediately by a double-blinded peer-reviewed process upon receipt. Double-blinded peer review does not apply to book review.
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After receiving the manuscripts, the editorial board decides whether they should be submitted for review or not.
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Once manuscripts are sent for review, all editorial board members are requested to nominate reviewer candidates, from which the chief editor decides the sequence and invites two reviewers. As a general rule, we exclude any possible nominees who may obstruct fairness during the review process.
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There are four kinds of review comments: (1) Accept, (2) Accept after Revision, (3) Revise and Resubmit, (4) Reject. In general, if two comments are (1.1), (1.2) and (2.2) the manuscript will be accepted; if they are (4.4) and (3.4), the manuscript will be rejected; if they are (1.4) and (2.4), the manuscript will go through a third review; if they are (1.3), (2.3) and (3.3), the manuscript will be returned to the author for revising and resubmitting, and it will be sent to the third reviewer if necessary.
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The editorial board has the ultimate authority on deciding whether or not to accept the manuscript according to review comments.
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