Review Process

Peer Review Process

Artificial Intelligence Studies (AIS) applies a rigorous, transparent, and impartial peer review process to ensure the scientific quality, originality, and ethical compliance of all submitted manuscripts.

1. Peer Review Model

  • AIS employs a double-blind peer review system.
  • In this model, the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other.
  • This approach aims to ensure objectivity, fairness, and academic impartiality.

2. Initial Editorial Assessment

  • All submitted manuscripts are first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned Section Editor.
  • At this stage, manuscripts are assessed for:
    • Relevance to the journal’s scope,
    • Compliance with academic writing and submission guidelines,
    • Originality and ethical suitability.
  • Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be rejected without external peer review.

3. Reviewer Assignment

  • Manuscripts passing the initial evaluation are assigned to at least two independent reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.
  • Reviewers are selected based on their subject expertise, publication record, and absence of conflicts of interest.

4. Peer Review Evaluation

  • Reviewers evaluate manuscripts in terms of scientific contribution, methodology, data analysis, results, and relevance to the existing literature.
  • Reviews are expected to be objective, constructive, and supported by clear reasoning.
  • Reviewer reports are examined by the editor and communicated to the authors.

5. Editorial Decision

Based on the reviewers’ reports, the editor makes one of the following decisions:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject

6. Revision Process

  • When revisions are requested, authors are expected to respond to reviewer comments point by point.
  • Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the original reviewers for further evaluation, if deemed necessary.

7. Confidentiality and Ethics

  • All information related to submitted manuscripts is treated as strictly confidential.
  • Reviewers must not use the content of manuscripts for personal advantage.
  • Reviewers with potential conflicts of interest must decline the review invitation.

8. Review Timeline

  • The peer review process duration may vary depending on the manuscript’s scope and the number of revision rounds.
  • AIS aims to complete the review process within a reasonable and efficient timeframe.