The Palawan Scientist Peer-review Process

Peer-review Process

All submitted manuscripts shall undergo a double-blind review process before publication. The double-blind review process ensures that information about the authors and reviewers shall remain anonymous to provide objective judgment of the paper. The manuscript sent for external review should not contain the authors’ name, affiliation, postal and email address of the corresponding author, funding, conflict of interest, and acknowledgment. At least two external referees shall evaluate the manuscript and suggest whether it shall be accepted, revised, or rejected. In the case of conflicting decisions between the two reviewers, a third reviewer will be invited as a tie-breaker. Manuscripts returned to authors for revision or correction must be resubmitted within the deadline. The author/s may consider or refute the comments of the referees. The editor will evaluate the revised version according to the comments and suggestions of the referees. The paper will be accepted once the author satisfies the referees’ comments and suggestions.