Journal Article Review and Acceptance Process

The "Language Research Journal" is a publication that adheres to international publishing standards, operating on the principles of peer review and open access. Accordingly, the journal employs a double-blind peer-review process. This means neither the author(s) are informed of the reviewers' identities, nor are the reviewers aware of the author(s)' identities. This ensures the review is conducted purely on scientific merit, free from any bias or prejudice.

Manuscripts submitted via the system are sent for review if they align with the journal's scope and meet its general standards. Upon final approval by the Editor-in-Chief, they enter the publication process.

The Language Research Journal is committed to the highest standards of peer review. In accordance with publication ethics, the journal follows the rules, policies, and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres to the executive bylaw for the prevention and handling of scientific misconduct. For dealing with potential cases of misconduct and breaches of trust, it follows the procedures of the aforementioned committee.

All received manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process to ensure the quality of their methodology and research argumentation.

After authors submit their manuscript through the journal management system, it is initially reviewed by the journal office, the journal specialist, and the Editor-in-Chief (within a maximum of one week). Therefore, authors are kindly requested to carefully read the Author Guidelines and prepare their manuscript according to the Persian language section of these guidelines before submission.

Following the initial assessment by the Executive Manager and upon the Editor-in-Chief's preliminary approval, the manuscript is sent for evaluation and review by the respected reviewers.

The review and acceptance process for the Language Research Journal is as follows:

1. Receipt of the manuscript via the journal website and acknowledgment of receipt.
2. Sending the manuscript to editorial board members or the relevant specialty editor.
3. Review of the manuscript in the editorial board meeting (online review), which results in one of the following:
   • Rejectionby the editorial board due to low priority.
   • Non-compliance with the journal's content and scope.
   • Low quality, etc.
     (The relevant reasons are communicated to the author).
4. Requesting initial revisions (pre-review) from the authors. The manuscript will be sent for review after the requested editorial board revisions are implemented (if approved).
5. Sending the manuscript to reviewers (minimum 2 to 3 reviewers).
6. Receipt of review results, which fall into three categories:
   • Reject
   • Accept
   • Revisions Required
7. Referring the review results to the editorial board members to examine the reviews and make a decision, leading to three possible outcomes:
   • Rejectionof the manuscript due to negative reviews (two reject decisions).
   • Sending to a third reviewer(one reject and one revisions required decision).
   • Sending to the author for revisions(two revisions required decisions).
8. Receipt of revisions from the authors.
9. Sending the authors' revisions to the respective reviewers for verification, which leads to three outcomes:
   • Revisions not accepted.
   •  
   • Further revisions required.
     This is handled as follows:
   • Further revisions are returned to the authors for implementation.
   • If all revisions are adequately addressed, an Acceptanceis issued.
   • The manuscript is rejectedif revisions are not implemented according to the verifying reviewers' feedback.

Manuscript Submission Flowchart for the Language Research Journal

(Note: A flowchart would be inserted here visually representing the steps above, typically using shapes like diamonds for decisions and rectangles for processes, showing the paths for acceptance, revision, and rejection.)