Time to Online Publication

The Journal of Basic Sciences adheres to international publishing standards as outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We maintain strict timeframes to ensure a transparent and efficient peer review process, allowing authors to easily track the status of their manuscripts via our online submission system.

Publication Process & Timeframes

3 - 7 Days

1. Initial Screening

Technical Compliance Verification:
  • - Proper formatting and structured abstract (purpose, methods, findings, originality).
  • - Verification of keywords (3-6 terms).
  • - Adherence to referencing style: IEEE.
Similarity Screening:
  • - Conducted using iThenticate. Manuscripts must have ≤20% similarity, and <5% from a single source, else desk-rejected.
7 - 30 Days

2. Peer Review

Review Process:

Double-blind review by a minimum of two independent experts.

Additional Period (7-14 days) if:
  • - Conflicting reviewer reports are received.
  • - Ethical concerns arise (e.g., authorship disputes or data fabrication).
Mandatory

3. Ethical Compliance

  • Authorship Confirmation: Must meet the ICMJE criteria.
  • Data Availability Statement: Must adhere to the FAIR principles.
2 - 4 Weeks

4. Revision Period

Decision Types:

Accept (Minor or Major revisions) or Reject (with detailed comments).

Author Obligations:
  • - Submit a revised manuscript with highlighted changes and a point-by-point response.
  • - Maximum of 30 days for resubmission; extensions require approval.
1 - 2 Weeks

5. Final Editorial Review

Validation of Revisions:
  • - Conducted by the Associate Editor (content) and Copy Editor (language).
  • - CrossCheck will be performed on revised sections to check for text recycling.
7 - 14 Days

6. Publication

Pre-production:
  • - DOI assignment, ORCID integration, and proofreading (galley proof sent to authors).
Post-production:
  • - Early Online First publication within 48 hours of approval.
  • - Author notification with citation details, PDF version, and shareable link.

Publication Ethics & Copyright

This document is based on the COPE Code of Conduct, the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, and the Publisher’s Code of Conduct.

* In compliance with DOAJ transparency guidelines, the copyright of all published articles is retained by the Journal of Basic Sciences.