Peer Review Process
The Journal of Global Social and Human Research (JGSHR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal published in Germany. All research manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to editorial assessment and, where appropriate, independent peer review before a final publication decision is made.
Initial Editorial Assessment
After submission, each manuscript is initially assessed by the editorial team to determine whether it falls within the journal's scope and meets basic requirements regarding academic quality, originality, ethical compliance, presentation, and relevance.
Manuscripts that clearly fall outside the journal's scope or fail to meet essential scholarly or ethical standards may be declined before external peer review.
Peer Review Model
JGSHR operates a double-anonymous peer-review process. The identities of authors are not disclosed to reviewers, and the identities of reviewers are not disclosed to authors.
Authors should therefore prepare manuscripts in a manner that does not unnecessarily reveal their identity in the anonymized review file.
Number of Reviewers
Manuscripts proceeding to external review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant scholarly expertise. Additional reviewers may be invited when specialist expertise or further assessment is required.
Reviewer Selection
Reviewers are selected on the basis of subject expertise, academic experience, independence, and the absence of relevant competing interests.
Reviewers must declare any conflict of interest that could reasonably affect their impartiality and should decline the review when an appropriate independent assessment cannot be provided.
Review Criteria
Reviewers may consider, among other factors:
- Originality and scholarly contribution;
- Relevance to the scope of the journal;
- Clarity of the research question or objective;
- Appropriateness of research methods;
- Quality and transparency of analysis;
- Validity of conclusions;
- Engagement with relevant literature;
- Research and publication ethics;
- Clarity, structure, and academic presentation.
Review Timeframe
Reviewers are normally provided with approximately two weeks to respond to a review invitation and approximately four weeks to complete an accepted review. Actual review times may vary depending on reviewer availability and the complexity of the manuscript.
Editorial Decisions
Following peer review, the editor evaluates the reviewer reports together with the manuscript and may reach one of several editorial decisions, including acceptance, revision, resubmission, or rejection.
Reviewer recommendations are advisory. Final editorial decisions remain the responsibility of the journal's editors.
Revisions
When revision is requested, authors should respond carefully to the reviewers' and editors' comments and clearly explain how each substantive point has been addressed.
A revised manuscript may be returned to the original reviewers or sent for additional review when necessary.
Confidentiality
Submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and related materials are treated as confidential throughout the peer-review process.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, relevance, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field. Commercial considerations or unrelated personal characteristics must not influence publication decisions.
