GAERPSY Publishing encourages our editors to maintain and develop the profile and reputation of their respective journals.
- Editorial independence and academic responsibility
GAERPSY Publishing upholds the principle of complete editorial independence. Editorial decisions are made solely based on academic merit, originality, methodological rigour, relevance to the journal’s scope, and contribution to international scholarship. Editorial decisions are free from commercial influence, financial considerations, or institutional bias.
Editors are entrusted with maintaining and enhancing the academic quality, credibility, and international reputation of their respective journals. Editors are expected to act with integrity, fairness, objectivity, and confidentiality throughout the editorial process.
Editors are responsible for:
- Providing expert academic leadership within their specialised disciplines.
- Ensuring that all manuscripts undergo a fair, unbiased, and rigorous peer review process.
- Making independent editorial decisions based exclusively on scholarly merit and reviewer recommendations.
- Maintaining confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and protecting author and reviewer anonymity in accordance with the journal’s peer review model.
- Ensuring compliance with publication ethics, including policies on plagiarism, conflicts of interest, and research integrity.
- Supporting the journal’s internationalisation by encouraging submissions from diverse geographical regions and academic institutions.
- Editorial contribution to journal development and international visibility
Editors play a key role in strengthening the journal’s academic standing and global reach. Editors are expected to:
- Promote the journal within the international academic community through conferences, scholarly networks, and professional engagements.
- Encourage high-quality submissions from diverse international scholars.
- Identify emerging research areas and contribute to the strategic development of the journal.
- Work closely with the publishing and editorial office to ensure the timely and professional publication of journal issues.
- Support the recruitment and development of qualified and diverse peer reviewers.
- Reviewer selection and peer review integrity
The peer review process is central to ensuring academic quality and integrity. Editors are responsible for selecting reviewers who possess appropriate academic expertise, research experience, and ethical standards.
Editors must ensure that reviewers:
- Have recognised expertise in the relevant subject area.
- Are free from conflicts of interest with the authors or the research.
- Represent diverse institutional and geographical backgrounds where possible.
- Can provide objective, constructive, and academically rigorous evaluations.
- Reviewer responsibilities and quality standards
Peer reviewers are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic professionalism and ethical conduct. A qualified reviewer demonstrates the following qualities:
- Responds promptly to review invitations, accepting or declining within a reasonable timeframe.
- Submits review reports within the agreed deadline to support timely editorial decisions.
- Provides thorough, constructive, and evidence-based evaluations of the manuscript’s originality, methodology, theoretical contribution, clarity, and relevance.
- Evaluates manuscripts objectively and fairly, without personal bias or discrimination.
- Provides clear, detailed recommendations to the editor, including justification for acceptance, revision, or rejection.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of manuscript content and does not use unpublished information for personal or professional advantage.
- Identifies ethical concerns, including plagiarism, duplicate publication, or research misconduct.
- Commitment to transparency, quality, and academic rigour
GAERPSY Publishing is committed to maintaining a transparent, rigorous, and internationally recognised editorial and peer review process. The journal ensures:
- A structured and documented peer review process.
- Editorial decisions based on academic merit and reviewer evaluations.
- Clear editorial policies and ethical guidelines.
- Continuous improvement of editorial and review standards.
- Alignment with international publishing best practices and Scopus CSAB selection criteria.
- Contribution to global scholarly communication
GAERPSY Publishing is dedicated to advancing global scholarship by publishing high-quality, original research that contributes to theoretical development, empirical knowledge, and professional practice. Editors and reviewers collectively ensure that published articles meet international academic standards and contribute meaningfully to advancing knowledge.