Peer Review Policy

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic publishing. All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process, ensuring that both reviewers and authors remain anonymous throughout the review cycle. The following outlines our review process:

1. Initial Editorial Evaluation

All submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or a designated editor to determine their suitability for the journal’s scope and compliance with technical and ethical standards. Submissions that fail to meet basic criteria are desk-rejected.

2. Plagiarism Screening

Submissions are checked using licensed plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with high similarity or ethical violations are immediately rejected or returned to authors for revision.

3. Reviewer Selection

Manuscripts that pass initial checks are assigned to at least two independent reviewers who are experts in the relevant subject area. Reviewers are selected from our database or the editorial board, ensuring diversity and subject relevance.

4. Double-Blind Review

The peer review process is double-blind: reviewers do not know the authors’ identities, and vice versa. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:

• Originality and significance

• Methodological soundness

• Clarity of presentation

• Relevance to the journal's scope

• Ethical integrity

5. Editorial Decision

After receiving reviewers’ reports, the editor issues a decision, which may be:

• Accept

• Minor revision

• Major revision

• Reject

Authors are informed of the decision along with anonymized reviewer feedback.

6. Revision and Resubmission

Authors are given 3–4 weeks to address comments and resubmit revised manuscripts. In case of major revisions, the paper is returned to reviewers for further evaluation.

7. Final Acceptance and Publication

Once a manuscript is accepted, it proceeds to copyediting, layout, proof approval, and final publication with a DOI assignment via Crossref. Articles are published in open access and included in all applicable indexing services.

8. Average Timeline

• Initial editorial decision: 6–8 weeks

• Full publication process: 10–12 weeks

9. Reviewer Guidelines

All reviewers follow IJDRM’s Reviewer Instructions and COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. The review process is voluntary and based on scientific integrity.

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For more information, please visit our Instructions for Reviewers.

For ethical concerns related to the review process, please contact:
✉️ ijodrm@gmail.com