Peer Review Process

Justice Voice maintains the standards of double blind-peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process. All research articles published in the Justice Voice undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below:
1. Justice Voice is applying a two-stage process: Checking the suitability of the manuscript with the journal template and plagiarism checker with Turnitin If appropriate, the manuscript will be submitted to one of the editors for review and decision-making.
2. The Editor will identify and contact at least 2 reviewers who are acknowledged experts in the field. The peer-review process can take between 3 to 8 weeks, but rest assured that the Editor will regularly remind reviewers if they do not reply in a timely manner. During this stage, the status will appear as "Under Review".
3. Once the Editor has received the minimum number of expert reviews, the status will change to "Required Reviews Complete".
4. It is also possible that the Editor may decide that your manuscript does not meet the journal criteria or scope and that it should not be considered further. In this case, the Editor will immediately notify you that the manuscript has been rejected and may recommend a more suitable journal.

Peer Review of Referred Papers: The Editor will promptly decide whether to accept, reject, or request revision of the referenced manuscript based on the review and editorial insights from the supporting journal. In addition, the editor also has the option to request additional reviews when necessary. The authors will be notified when the editor decides that further review is required. All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review; the identities of the reviewers and authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process to meet standards of academic excellence. In summary, the steps are:
1. Manuscript Submission (by author).
2. Manuscript check and selection have a right to directly accept, reject, or review. Prior to further processing steps, plagiarism check using Turnitin is applied for each manuscript (by manager and editors).
3. Manuscript Reviewing Process (by reviewers).
4. Notification of Manuscript Acceptance, Revision, or Rejection (by editor to author based on reviewers comments).
5. Paper Revision (by author).
6. Revision Submission based on Reviewer Suggestion (by author) with the similar flow to point number 1.
7. If the reviewer seems to be satisfied with revision, notification for acceptance (by editor).
8. Galley proof and publishing process.

The steps point number 1 to 5 are considered as 1 round of the peer-reviewing process (see the grey area in the figure). The editor or editorial board considers the feedback provided by the peer reviewers and arrives at a decision. The following are the most common decisions:
1. Accepted: As it is. The journal will publish the paper in its original form.
2. Accepted by Minor Revisions: The journal will publish the paper and asks the author to make small corrections (let authors revised with stipulated time).
3. Accepted by Major Revisions: The journal will publish the paper provided the authors make the changes suggested by the reviewers and/or editors (let authors revised with stipulated time).
4. Resubmit (Conditional Rejection): The journal is willing to reconsider the paper in another round of decision making after the authors make major changes.
5. Rejected (Outright Rejection): The journal will not publish the paper or reconsider it even if the authors make major revisions.