Submission and Review Process

Review Process

A submitted manuscript is assigned to the Journal Editor of the appropriate subject section. The Journal Editor assigns it to an Associate Editor who manages and adjudicates its review. The Editors will return manuscripts that are judged to be outside the scope of the journal. Manuscripts can be returned without review for reasons that include:

  • Grammar and style that is not of the quality expected in a published article;
  • The topic or scope of the work is not within the scope of the journal;
  • The presentation of the findings is not directed to the readership of the journal;
  • The methods or approaches are judged to be flawed.

At least two Editorial Board members collaborate in determining whether a manuscript will be returned without review. Manuscripts returned without review may be resubmitted to IJLSCI after suitable revision. Manuscripts sent for review are examined by one or more reviewers selected for their expertise in the subject matter of the article. Reviewers will remain anonymous (unless they choose to reveal themselves). If a paper with findings similar to yours is published while your paper is under review, your manuscript will not be dismissed from consideration. The Associate Editor makes one of the following decisions on the manuscript:

  • Accept
  • Accept pending minor revision
  • Reconsider upon revision
  • Reject

The average time from submission until the first decision is around 3-4 weeks.

Presubmission Inquiries

IJLSCI will not accept presubmission inquiries. Please submit your full manuscript for consideration.

Portable Peer Review

If your manuscript was previously peer-reviewed prior to submission at IJLSCI and you are interested in including and responding to those reviews as part of your IJLSCI submission, please

1) contact the editorial office at editor@ijlsci.in and

2) indicate such in your cover letter.

The editorial office will contact the previous editorial office to request the decision letter, reviews, and if possible, reviewer identities. We will then provide this information to the editors handling your manuscript to aid in the decision-making process. Editors may choose to have the manuscript sent for further review either by the original reviewers or new reviewers. In that case, you will be given the opportunity to decline additional review and withdraw your submission.

Editor and Reviewer Suggestions

Authors are asked to suggest appropriate Journal Editors, Associate Editors, and reviewers to facilitate the handling of their manuscript. To determine which editors are most appropriate for your manuscript.   For reviewers, please suggest experts who could provide an unbiased review of your work. Please do not list close associates, collaborators, family members, or researchers who are at your institution.

Editor and Reviewer Exclusion

If authors wish to exclude editors or reviewers from handling their work, they should provide a brief (2-4 sentence) statement explaining the reason for exclusion in the submission form. We strive to honor well-justified requests.

Checking Manuscript Status

Enquires or concerns regarding manuscripts should be tracked through the author dashboard or author(s) can be sent enquires or concerns to the editorial office at editor@ijlsci.in.You may also contact the Associate Editor directly.