Peer Review Process

Journal of Healthcare Science and Management (JHSM) implements a rigorous and transparent peer-review process to ensure the quality, originality, and academic integrity of all published articles.

1. Initial Screening

All submitted manuscripts are first evaluated by the Editorial Office to ensure:

  • Compliance with the journal’s scope and focus

  • Adherence to author guidelines and formatting requirements

  • Originality and absence of plagiarism (checked using similarity detection software)

  • Ethical compliance, where applicable

Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be returned to the authors before proceeding to review.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review

JHSM applies a double-blind peer review system, where:

  • The identities of authors are concealed from reviewers

  • The identities of reviewers are concealed from authors

Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent experts in the relevant field.

3. Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:

  • Originality and novelty

  • Scientific rigor and methodological soundness

  • Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope

  • Clarity of presentation and organization

  • Contribution to healthcare science and management knowledge

4. Editorial Decision

Based on reviewers’ recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief or assigned Editor will make one of the following decisions:

  • Accept without revision

  • Accept with minor revisions

  • Revise and resubmit (major revisions)

  • Reject

Authors are required to address all reviewer comments and submit a revised manuscript along with a response letter.

5. Final Decision

The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief after evaluating the revised submission and reviewers’ feedback.

6. Publication Ethics

JHSM adheres to internationally recognized ethical standards in scholarly publishing, including policies on plagiarism, data fabrication, conflicts of interest, and research misconduct.