Peer Review Policy

Paper review and evaluation through peer reviewers

1. All manuscripts submitted to MOJ for publication are subjected to qualified reviewers' detailed and strict peer-review process. All manuscripts are subject to double-blind reviews.
2. Manuscripts accepted for full review will be reviewed by at least two external reviewers, who are experts in the same field.
3. Reviewers assess the manuscript submitted to them based on academic standards in addition to MOJ predetermined requirements to ascertain the manuscript’s quality and precision, thus providing the editor with the required comments and recommendations based on the prepared form regarding the acceptance, rejection, or request changes to the manuscript, within three weeks. In some cases, acquiring the appropriate reviewers may require an extension of the review process.
4. The decision letter requesting an adequate revision is sent to the Corresponding Author (If necessary, the peer-review process is repeated).
5. After fulfilling the peer-review process requirements, the editor-in-chief issues a decision regarding the manuscript's acceptance or rejection.