Editorial Decision

The Editorial Decision is the last decision that is delivered to authors following the peer-review and editorial process of a submitted manuscript. It tells the author about the publication of the paper, which requires revisions, or the paper is inappropriate to be published.

Possible Decisions

  • Accept: approval of publication of the manuscript.
  • Minor Revisions: A few little clarifications or fixes are required.
  • Major Revisions: A lot needs to be done to enhance or reorganize the major revision prior to reconsideration.
  • Reject: The paper fails to conform to the quality and coverage of the journal.

Key Points

  • Reporting is done according to the reviewer feedback and editorial evaluation.
  • Purchase is made based on quality, originality and relevance, not money.
  • Authors get an official decision letter with comments and additional instructions in case there are revisions that are required.

The editorial decision-making process provides fairness, transparency and scholarly integrity in scholarly publishing.