Peerreview

Editorial team are committed to prompt evaluation and publication of fully accepted papers in JJournal of Music Theory and Transcultural Music Studies (JMTTMS). To maintain a high-quality publication, all submissions undergo a rigorous review process. Characteristics of the peer review process are as follows:

* Simultaneous submissions of the same papers to different journals will not be accepted.

* Manuscripts with contents different from of scope of JMTTMS will not be considered for review.

* The Editor asks the author and authors of conflict of interest when making the decision to accept publications and articles. In addition, authors cannot do unethical things such as adding authors in the article evaluation process.

* Depending on JMTTMS policy, submissions usually will be refereed at least by 2 field experts (indepented reviewers) out of editorial board members.

* Besides, Editor(s) of JMTTMS will have the option of seeking additional reviews when needed.

* In the peer review process, the author cannot remain unresponsive to the editor's revision requests, and cannot be indifferent.

* Publication decisions of JMTTMS are made by the Editors-in-Chief/Managing of JMTTMS in terms of the reviewers' reports.

* The editor and the author continue the peer review process with a certain respect and courtesy. Communications in all processes are recorded in Open Journal System.

* Submitted articles documents are in safe every time

* The articles must be submitted before the peer review of the plagiarism reports begins.

* After the article pre-review process, the rejection decision and the peer review process, the author should not contact the editor about the decision. In this case, the author is prohibited from submitting to JMTTMS for 2 years.

* The editor can receive the plagiarism report at the beginning, in the process and at the end of the review.

* Reviewers appointed as reviewers at JMTTMS and completing their duties are required to endorse this on the Clarivate Publons platform.

* Reviewers are requested to delete the "word user (.doc-.docx)" records that can decipher themselves in the file where they show their comments on the text.

* In terms of the quality of the articles, the articles are blinded for the evaluation of the referee.

All these principles act within the commitment of the JMTTMS editor board. It receives and implements recommendations from the editorial board for the development of review policies.

 

Updated 10th December 2023