Editorial and Publication Process

EDITORIAL & PUBLICATION PROCESS

Editorial and Publication Process

 

1. General Principles

2. Editorial and Publication Process

SUBMISSION → INITIAL SCREENING → EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENT → DOUBLE-BLIND PEER REVIEW → REVISION → DECISION → COPYEDITING & PRODUCTION → ONLINE FIRST → ISSUE ASSIGNMENT & PUBLICATION

Step 1. Manuscript Submission

Authors submit their manuscripts through the DJMP online system and provide all required files, metadata, and information in accordance with the Author Guidelines. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided, authorship, manuscript originality, research ethics, conflicts of interest, funding information, and other relevant declarations.

Step 2. Initial Screening

Before external peer review, the Editorial Board conducts an initial assessment that may include:

Manuscripts that fall outside the Journal’s scope, fail to meet basic requirements, or present serious concerns may be rejected at the initial editorial stage without external peer review.

Step 3. Editorial Assignment

Manuscripts that pass initial screening are assigned to an editor with relevant subject expertise. The editor evaluates the manuscript, selects appropriately qualified reviewers, and manages the peer-review process in accordance with DJMP policies.

Step 4. Scientific Peer Review

Manuscripts requiring peer review are sent to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.

DJMP applies a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of the authors are not disclosed to reviewers and the identities of reviewers are not disclosed to authors. Reviewers assess scientific quality, novelty, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, research ethics, presentation, and other matters relevant to manuscript quality.

Step 5. Editorial Decision

Following peer review, the Journal may issue one of the following decisions:

Reviewer recommendations serve an advisory scientific role. The final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief of DJMP.

Step 6. Revision and Response to Reviewers

When revision is requested, authors are required to submit:

Authors should respond to each reviewer comment, describe the revisions made, and identify where changes have been made in the manuscript. Where authors disagree with a comment, an appropriate scientific justification should be provided.

Step 7. Evaluation of the Revised Manuscript

The editor evaluates the authors’ revisions. Major revisions, or manuscripts requiring additional expert assessment, may be returned to the original reviewers or sent to other reviewers for further evaluation. Revision and review may proceed through multiple rounds until sufficient information is available for an editorial decision.

Step 8. Final Decision

After completion of peer review and revision, the Journal makes a final decision on the manuscript. Completion of peer review or requested revisions does not automatically imply acceptance for publication.

Step 9. Copyediting and Production

Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting and production, which may include:

The corresponding author is responsible for checking the proof within the timeframe specified by the Journal. Proof corrections are primarily intended to address editorial or presentation errors; substantial changes to scientific content are subject to Journal approval.

Step 10. Online First

Articles that have completed the editorial and production process may be published by DJMP as Online First before formal assignment to a volume and issue. Online First articles are considered published content and are not manuscripts awaiting peer review.

Step 11. Issue Assignment and Publication

The article is subsequently assigned to an appropriate volume and issue in accordance with DJMP’s publication schedule. Bibliographic information and article metadata are updated to reflect the version of record.

3. Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest

4. Integrity in the Publication Process

Note: The timelines indicated above are target processing times and may vary depending on the nature of the manuscript, reviewer response times, the number of revision rounds, and additional editorial requirements.