Review Process
The International Journal of Data-Driven Management and Business Strategy follows a structured peer-review process designed to ensure the quality, originality, relevance, and integrity of published research.
1. Manuscript Submission
Authors submit their manuscript through the journal's online submission system. Manuscripts should comply with the journal's author guidelines, formatting requirements, ethical standards, and originality requirements.
2. Initial Editorial Screening
The editorial team conducts a preliminary assessment to determine whether the manuscript:
- Fits the scope of IJDDMBS
- Meets basic submission requirements
- Demonstrates sufficient academic quality
- Follows publication-ethics requirements
- Contains appropriate research methodology and presentation
Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements may be returned to the authors or rejected before peer review.
3. Reviewer Selection
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to qualified reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers are selected based on their research experience and knowledge of the manuscript's subject area.
4. Peer Review
Reviewers independently evaluate the manuscript considering:
- Originality and novelty
- Relevance to the journal's scope
- Research objectives and significance
- Literature review
- Research methodology
- Data quality and analytical methods
- Results and interpretation
- Validity of conclusions
- Research transparency and reproducibility
- Academic writing and presentation
- Ethical considerations
Reviewers provide constructive comments and a recommendation to the editorial team.
5. Editorial Decision
After considering the reviewers' reports, the editor makes an editorial decision. Possible outcomes include:
- Accept
- Minor Revision
- Major Revision
- Reject
The final decision is made by the journal's editorial team and is not determined solely by an individual reviewer.
6. Revision
When revisions are requested, authors should carefully address the reviewers' comments and submit a revised manuscript within the specified period. Authors may also be required to provide a point-by-point response explaining how the comments were addressed.
7. Re-Review
A revised manuscript may be returned to the original reviewers or assigned to additional reviewers when necessary. Further revisions may be requested if significant issues remain unresolved.
8. Final Acceptance
When the manuscript satisfies the journal's academic, editorial, and ethical requirements, the editor issues final acceptance.
9. Production and Publication
Accepted manuscripts undergo final editorial and production checks before publication. The final article is then published online and becomes part of the journal's scholarly record.
10. Post-Publication
Following publication, the journal may issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when significant errors or research-integrity concerns are identified.
