Peer Review Policy

Review Policy

1. Introduction:

IJCNW is committed to maintaining high scholarly standards via a rigorous double-blind peer review process.

2. Editorial Oversight:

The Editorial Board assigns handling editors who coordinate the submission’s review, select appropriate reviewers, monitor timelines, and manage decisions.

3. Peer Review Process:

Every manuscript submitted to IJCNW first undergoes an initial editorial screening for scope-fit, originality, ethical compliance, and baseline scholarly format.

Manuscripts passing screening are sent to at least two independent reviewers with subject-matter expertise relevant to conventional and non-conventional warfare topics.

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript on originality, methodological robustness, significance of findings, clarity of writing, alignment with the journal’s scope and ethical requirements.

4. Reviewer Selection:

Reviewers are selected based on domain expertise, research credentials, neutrality (no conflicts of interest) and their commitment to timely review.

5. Reviewer Anonymity:

      IJCNW uses a double-blind review model: authors do not know reviewers’ identities and reviewers do not know authors’ identities.

6. Editorial Decision:

      Editors may accept, request revisions, or reject manuscripts based on reviewers’ recommendations.

• Transparency and Accountability:

IJCNW consistently reviews and improves its peer-review procedures to ensure fairness, timeliness, clarity and accountability in editorial operations.