All manuscripts submitted to IJTRET undergo a single-anonymous peer review process. The review process conducted at IJTRET is summarized below.
1.Paper Submission
The corresponding or submitting author uploads the manuscript via the journal's online submission system.
2.Initial Editorial Check
The Editorial Office verifies compliance with the Author Guidelines, including proper formatting and plagiarism policy. Paper quality is not evaluated here. Non-compliant papers are returned to authors for revision and resubmission.
3.Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) evaluates the manuscript for scope, originality, and merit. The EIC may reject it at this stage.
4.Assignment to Handling Editor
If it passes initial checks, the EIC assigns a Handling Editor, who conducts a preliminary scientific review. Unsuitable manuscripts are rejected. Suitable ones are sent to at least two independent expert reviewers.
5.Peer Review
Reviewers independently assess the manuscript and submit detailed reports with recommendations (accept, revise, or reject) to the Handling Editor.
6.Editorial Decision
The Handling Editor evaluates all reviews and decides. If reviews conflict significantly, an additional reviewer may be consulted. Possible outcomes:
Accept without revision: Ready for publication
Accept with revision: Authors must address reviewer feedback (minor or major).
Reject: Based on reviews or editorial judgment.
Editors recuse themselves from decisions on their own papers, those by family, or
close colleagues.
7.Decision Notification
The Handling Editor emails the decision to authors, including anonymized reviewer comments.
8.Final Step - Production or Revision
Accepted papers proceed to production. If the article is rejected or sent back for either major or minor revision, the handling editor should include constructive comments from reviewers to help the author in improving the article.
IJTRET adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines (http://publicationethics.org). We ensure that peer review is fair, unbiased and timely. Decisions to accept or reject a manuscript for publication are based on the manuscript’s importance, originality and clarity, and the study’s validity and its relevance to the scope of the journal.More details are clearly shown in the figure below.
