Peer Review Process

Editors of the UIN Law Review will promptly decide whether to accept, reject, or request revisions for referred papers based on the reviews and editorial insights from supporting journals. Editors also have the option to seek additional reviews when necessary. Authors will be advised when Editors decide that further review is required. The editor will first review submitted articles for adherence to the topic and writing style guidelines. All manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review, with both reviewer and author identities remaining confidential throughout the review to maintain academic excellence.

Peer Review Process

In summary, the steps in the process are as follows:

  1. Manuscript Submission (by the author).
  2. Manuscript Check and Selection (by the manager and editors).
  3. Editors have the authority to directly accept, reject, or review. Before proceeding to further steps, each manuscript undergoes a plagiarism check using Turnitin.
  4. Manuscript Reviewing Process (by reviewers).
  5. Notification of Manuscript Acceptance, Revision, or Rejection (by the editor to the author based on reviewer comments).
  6. Paper Revision (by the author).
  7. Revision Submission based on Reviewer Suggestions (by the author), following a process similar to point number 1.
  8. If the reviewer is satisfied with the revision, the editor notifies the author of acceptance.
  9. Galley proof and publishing process.

The steps from point number 1 to 5 constitute one round of the peer-review process (see the gray area in the figure). The editor or editorial board evaluates the feedback provided by the peer reviewers and makes a decision. The following are the most common decisions:

  1. Accepted as is: The journal will publish the paper in its original form.
  2. Required Revision (Conditional Rejection): The journal is willing to reconsider the paper in another round of decision-making after the authors make major changes.
  3. Rejected (Outright Rejection): The journal will not publish the paper or reconsider it even if the authors make major revisions.