Peer Review Process

4A Journal is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that is committed to publishing quality research articles in all emerging areas of accounting, finance, and business technology.

Articles submitted for publication consideration in this journal pass through the process of rigorous and meticulous peer review.

Articles are first assessed by the managing editor who examines the suitability of the articles for peer review.

If the articles are found appropriate, the managing editor will select a regional editor for review/dealing with the review process.

The regional editor (in a few cases managing editor) then adopts the required measures to select expert referees and conduct the paperless blind peer review.

This journal gives special importance to the clarity, brevity, novelty, and implications of an article that ascertain publish ability of a paper.

While preparing a manuscript, authors adhere to the instruction of authors, and referees are urged to keep those instructions in view while assessing the manuscripts.

4A Journal typically has between 1-3 reviewers per article depending on the journal's review criteria and the availability of reviewers.

The entire review process can typically take anywhere from 12 to 16 weeks.

Should the reviewers' comments contradict one another or a report be delayed, an additional expert review will be sought. If necessary, revised manuscripts may be returned to the initial reviewers for re-evaluation.

Reviewers are given evaluation criteria and asked to provide anonymous comments to the author.

Once all reviews have been received, the Managing Editor will send the reviews to the Editor-in-chief for his evaluation of the manuscript. Once the Editor-in-chief’s evaluation is received, the Managing Editor will determine whether the manuscript is accepted, requires revision, or is rejected.

The Managing Editor will make the reviews available to the author(s).

If the manuscript is accepted, then the author will be provided with the formatting guidelines for final submission.

If the manuscript requires substantial revisions, then the author will be expected to follow the reviewer’s commentary and also the formatting guidelines for the re-submission of the manuscript.

Once the revised manuscript is received it will be sent back to the Regional Editor for evaluation, and then the Regional Editor’s decision will be sent to the Editor(s)-in-Chief. This process may repeat itself several times before a final decision is reached.

The return of a manuscript to the author(s) for revision does not guarantee acceptance of the manuscript for publication.

If the manuscript is rejected, then the process ends.

Once the manuscript is accepted and reaches production, the lead authors, as well as contributing authors will have the opportunity to check the galley proof of their manuscript prior to being sent online (Published Ahead-of-Print).

Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities:

>> Organizing and maintaining the Editorial Board
>> Recruiting quality editor/reviewer for the journal.
>> Evaluating the regional editor’s report and the reviewer’s critiques.
>> Ensuring that every manuscript submission adheres to 4A Journal’s formatting and submission guidelines.
>> Suggesting the final decision which would be taken by the managing editor.