IMSA - Peer Review & Plagiarism Policies

Peer Review Policies

Peer review ensures that only legitimate and high-quality research articles are published while promoting ethical research practices.
All research articles submitted to IMSA journals are double-blind peer reviewed, ensuring unbiased evaluation.
Reviewers from diverse disciplines and regions can review submissions in any recognized language.
IMSA follows guidelines proposed by CoPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for editors and reviewers. Editors and reviewers verify that publication rules are followed.
Detailed guidelines for editors and reviewers can be accessed here: CoPE Editorial Guidelines.
Editors perform a quick initial overview; low-quality submissions may be rejected without peer review to provide authors with rapid feedback.
Articles passing initial screening are sent to subject- and language-appropriate reviewers.
Reviewers evaluate submissions based on criteria including:
- Relevance of Title and Research Article
- Scholarly Quality
- Continuity in the Article
- Use of Theory
- Novelty and Originality
- Technical Content and Correctness
- Understanding and Illustrations
- Critical Qualities
- Quality of References
- Clarity of Conclusions
Authors may be asked to revise submissions within one month. Late revisions require re-submission and restart of the review process.
Articles scoring ≥75% in review are accepted for publication.
After successful peer review, editors may make final edits before publication.

All submitted research articles are checked for plagiarism to ensure originality and quality.
IMSA uses TurnItIn for plagiarism detection, including referenced and online sources.
Articles with plagiarism exceeding 15% are not published. Authors are informed along with the plagiarism analysis report.