Islamic Art Studies - Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Stages of Paper Submission for the Journal of Islamic Art Studies
	Review Stage	Estimated Duration
1	Paper submission by author/s through the journal’s website, including abstract, full paper, author/s descriptions. Submission is only accepted via the journal website.
2	Announcement of the chief editor's and editorial board’s opinion regarding the article, if necessary, referral to a specialized editor.	5 days
3	Return of paper to author/s for making any possible alterations in regard to structure. Initial review payment by author/s.	7 days
4	The full article will be peer reviewed by three specialist reviewers according to the assessment criteria.	5 days
5	The time allowed for the paper to be reviewed will be decided by the editorial board. The results will be handed to the chief editor, and four possibilities will occur: If the paper is denied by two reviewers, the paper will be automatically removed from the reviewing process. If the paper is accepted by two reviewers, the paper review process will continue at stage 10. If the paper requires minor or general alternations, it will be returned to the author/s. If the reviewers do not finish be reviewing process in the intended time limit, the paper will be referred to other reviewers and the paper evaluation will begin at stage 5.	1 to 3 months
6	Paper to be received by author/s after alternations	5 days
7	Paper to be received by author/s after alternations	1 month
8	Final evaluation by reviewers on paper approval or denial	10 days
9	If the paper is denied, the author/s will be informed and, if accepted the process will proceed to the next level.
10	Papers will be sent to Persian and English proofreading and final edit.	10 days
11	Papers will be in line for publishing based on the number of papers approved.
12	The paper will be published online and available for download on the journal’s webpage.

Peer-reviewed

All research papers, and many other articles, published by the Institute of Islamic Art Studies publications are subject to a full peer-review process. This review usually includes two peer reviewers. Each of the journals may operate in different peer review processes. For a peer review policy on each of the journals, please refer to the journal's website.

Peer-review policy

All articles submitted to journals published by the Institute of Islamic Art Studies are evaluated by the editor and they decide whether the article is suitable for peer review. If the editor is one of the authors, or has any conflict of interest in any submitted article, is on the authors list, or has any other mutual interest in the particular submission, another editorial staff member assumes responsibility peer review supervision is assigned. Submitted articles that are considered appropriate are sent by independent experts for peer review. Editors will make a decision based on the reviewers' reports, and these reports will be sent to the authors along with the editor's decision on the article. The authors should note that even with a positive report, the concerns raised by other reviewers may substantially weaken the article and thus reject the article. All journals published by the Institute of Islamic Art Studies use a double-blind approach to arbitration. Both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.

Peer reviewers

Authors can nominate potential reviewers if they wish; however, the decision is up to the editor. Authors should not refer to recent associates or colleagues working in the same institution. Authors wishing to nominate a referee may refer to this issue in the accompanying letter and should, if possible, provide the institution's email address or information to assist the editor in verifying the nominated referee (for example, ORCID ID or Scopus ID). Authors should not remove too many people, as this may hamper peer review. Please note that the editor may select the removed judges.

Deliberately distorted information, such as a referee's suggestion with a fake name or email address, may lead to the rejection of the article and may lead to further investigation in line with the abuse policy.