Peer Review Process
Reviewer Selection Policy
LGJSS is committed to a fair, transparent, and rigorous peer-review process by selecting qualified and independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Our reviewer selection policy includes the following principles:
Subject Expertise: Reviewers are selected based on their academic qualifications, research experience, publication record, and expertise in the manuscript's subject area.
Independence and Impartiality: Reviewers must be free from conflicts of interest and capable of providing an unbiased evaluation.
Research Experience: Preference is given to researchers with peer-reviewed publications, editorial experience, or recognized contributions to their discipline.
Ethical Standards: All reviewers are expected to comply with the journal's ethical policies, confidentiality requirements, and reviewer code of conduct.
Conflict of Interest Screening: Editors assess potential conflicts of interest before assigning manuscripts to reviewers.
Diversity and Inclusion: The journal seeks to maintain a diverse reviewer pool representing different institutions, countries, and research perspectives while ensuring appropriate expertise.
Performance Monitoring: Reviewer performance is periodically assessed based on the quality, objectivity, and timeliness of reviews. Consistently high-performing reviewers may be invited to join the Editorial Board or serve in additional editorial roles.
Editorial Discretion: The final selection of reviewers is made by the Editor or Handling Editor, who may invite additional reviewers when specialized expertise is required.
Author Suggestions: Authors may suggest potential reviewers during submission; however, the Editor retains full discretion in selecting reviewers and is under no obligation to use the suggested reviewers.
This policy helps ensure that every manuscript is evaluated through a fair, independent, and high-quality peer-review process that upholds the integrity of scholarly publishing.