Editor Roles and Responsibilities
Editors of the journals have responsibilities toward the authors of the journals, the peer reviewers, the journal’s readers and the scientific community, and the owners/publishers of the journals.
The roles and responsibilities are below:
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- Support and maintain the quality of the journal.
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- To establish clear guidelines for authors regarding acceptable practices required to replicate the research, before and after publication
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- Maintain procedure to reconsider editorial decisions
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- Describe, implement, and review policies for handling ethical issues, allegations, or findings of misconduct by authors involved in the peer review process.
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- To inform authors that the submission will be evaluated according to the journal’s standard procedures/policies or the decision-making processes
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- Develop mechanisms, in cooperation with the publisher, to ensure timely publication of accepted manuscripts.
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- Communicating all other editorial policies and standards
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- Suggesting reviewers and authors for possible submission.
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- Submit an editorial or welcome note, if required by the journal.
