The Public Health Journal implements a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the scientific quality, validity, and originality of every article it publishes. All submitted manuscripts, after passing initial checks for plagiarism and formatting suitability by the editors, will proceed to the formal peer-review stage. The Public Health Journal utilizes a double-blind peer review system, meaning that both the identities of the authors and the reviewers are kept confidential from each other throughout the entire review process. This approach aims to minimize potential bias, ensuring an objective and fair evaluation of manuscripts based solely on their scientific substance and contribution to the field of public health.
Once a manuscript successfully passes the initial screening, the editors will assign two or more expert reviewers in public health or related disciplines. These reviewers are academics and practitioners with in-depth expertise in various aspects of epidemiology, health promotion, health policy, or other relevant areas. They will evaluate the manuscript based on several key criteria, including research significance, originality of ideas, methodological soundness, clarity of writing, data analysis, interpretation of findings, and relevance to the journal's focus and scope. This review process typically takes between 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the manuscript's complexity and the reviewers' availability. The editors will consider the reviewers' recommendations before making a final decision.
Review decisions can be one of the following options: accepted without revisions, accepted with minor revisions, accepted with major revisions, or rejected. If revisions are requested, authors will be given a specific timeframe to respond to the feedback from the reviewers and editors, and to submit the revised manuscript. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the original reviewers for a second review, especially if the requested changes are significant. This peer-review process is an integral part of the Public Health Journal's commitment to maintaining high academic standards and ensuring that only the best research that significantly contributes to the scholarly literature and the advancement of public health will be published.
