International Journal of Medical Laboratory Research (IJMLR)

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                                                              Peer review process

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All manuscripts submitted to IJMLR undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure the quality and integrity of published content.

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    1. Initial Evaluation

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        Submitted manuscripts are first assessed by the editorial team to ensure they meet the journal’s aims, scope, and formatting requirements.

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     2. Plagiarism Screening

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        Manuscripts are checked for originality using plagiarism detection tools.

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     3. Peer Review

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        We follow a Double-Blind (Neither authors nor reviewers know each other's identities) Peer Review process:

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     4. Reviewer Selection

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         Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent experts in the relevant field.

         Reviewers are selected based on subject expertise, previous publication record, and absence of conflicts of interest. 

         The choice of reviewers is at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

         The reviewers must be knowledgeable about the subject area of the manuscript.

         They must not be from the authors' own institution.

          They should not have recent joint publications with any of the authors.​ 

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     5. Review Criteria

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Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on:

Originality and significance of the research

Methodological rigor

Clarity of presentation

Ethical compliance

Relevance to the journal’s scope

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      6. Editorial Decision

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Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the editor-in-chief makes one of the following decisions:

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• Accept

• Requires minor corrections

• Requires moderate revision

• Requires major revision

• Not suitable for the journal. Submit to another publication such as (suggest a journal):

• Reject

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       7. Authors are notified of the decision within [4–8 weeks] of submission. Revised manuscripts may be sent for re-review.

 

       8. Members of the editorial team/board/guest editors are permitted to submit their own papers to the journal. In cases where an author               is associated with the journal, they will be removed from all editorial tasks for that paper and another member of the team will be                   assigned responsibility for overseeing peer review.

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Confidentiality and Ethics

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All submissions and reviews are treated as confidential. Reviewers must disclose any conflicts of interest and are expected to review in an unbiased and constructive manner.

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