Evaluation Process
Academic studies submitted for the Metauniverse Society Journal are primarily pre-evaluated by the editorial board in terms of compliance with the journal’s focus and scope. The studies found suitable are transferred to the field editor and sent to the double referee to be determined according to the field for evaluation. The double-blind peer review application is valid and the information of the academic study owners cannot be seen by the referee. Reviewers are given 45 days to complete their review for formality and originality.
As a result of the reports from the referees,
- Accept the application (no editing needed),
- Minor editing required (Author will be accepted if he/she makes the minor corrections specified),
- Major editing required (Author will be accepted if he/she makes the important corrections indicated),
- Reject your application (if the writing is substandard)
It has to specify one of its options.
In case of an “accept the application” or a “reject the application” evaluation from the referees; The article is sent to a third referee to be examined for formality and originality.
Then, all evaluations on the subject are sent to the author. If the language or writing style is substandard, a stylistic change may be requested. The final decision regarding the publication of the studies is made by the editorial board.
Authors are advised to download and review all evaluation forms (form and content pre-evaluation, field editor and referee forms) used by the journal to guide them while writing their article proposals.
