A rigorous, transparent, and independent review process to ensure the quality, originality, and scholarly contribution of every published manuscript.
All manuscripts submitted to Green Economics Review (GER) must comply with the journal's Focus and Scope and Author Guidelines. GER publishes scholarly work that contributes to the theory, policies, tools, and measurement of the Green Economy, including sustainable resource management, social justice, environmental sustainability, and the local implications of global economic trends.
The journal applies a double-blind peer review process in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another throughout the review process. The purpose is to support an objective assessment of the manuscript's originality, methodological rigor, scientific validity, relevance, and contribution to the development of Green Economics.
Before submission, authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts meet the journal's editorial and technical requirements.
Each submission proceeds through the following editorial stages, subject to the manuscript's suitability and review progress.
Upon submission through the journal's online submission system, the editorial team checks the completeness of the required files, compliance with the Author Guidelines, reference style, manuscript presentation, and the availability of the information required for editorial assessment. Authors may be asked to correct technical deficiencies before the manuscript proceeds to the next stage.
The Chief Editor or a designated editor evaluates the manuscript's alignment with the journal's Focus and Scope, originality, relevance, clarity of the research problem, adequacy of the research approach, and potential contribution to Green Economics. Manuscripts that are outside the journal's scope, lack sufficient scholarly merit, or fail to meet essential submission requirements may be rejected at this stage without external review.
Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial evaluation are sent to at least two independent expert reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers are selected based on their scholarly competence and the suitability of their expertise for the manuscript. A third reviewer may be invited when additional expertise or clarification is needed to support an editorial decision.
Reviewers assess the manuscript independently and provide constructive comments and recommendations. The identities of authors and reviewers must remain concealed from one another during the review process.
The assessment may consider the following criteria:
Based on the reviewers' reports, the manuscript, and the journal's editorial standards, the Editor makes the final editorial decision. Reviewer recommendations inform the decision but do not automatically determine the outcome.
The Editor may accept the manuscript, request minor or major revisions, or reject it. A revised manuscript may be returned to the original reviewers or assessed by the Editor, depending on the nature and extent of the revisions.
Authors receiving a revision decision must address the reviewers' and Editor's comments carefully and submit a revised manuscript within the deadline specified in the editorial notification. Authors are encouraged to provide a point-by-point response explaining how each comment has been addressed or, where appropriate, why a suggested change has not been made. Failure to submit a revision within the specified period may result in the submission being closed or treated as withdrawn, subject to editorial policy.
Acceptance is confirmed only through an official editorial decision. A manuscript may proceed to copyediting, language editing, typesetting, and publication preparation after acceptance and completion of the journal's applicable requirements.
Authors must confirm that their manuscripts are original, have not been published previously, and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All sources, ideas, data, and materials originating from other works must be properly acknowledged and cited.
Important: The 15% threshold is a screening criterion, not an automatic determination of plagiarism. Editorial decisions must consider the nature of textual overlap, citation practices, and the overall integrity of the manuscript.
Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to uphold academic integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and professional conduct throughout the publication process.
Authors must ensure the accuracy and originality of their work, provide appropriate citations, disclose relevant conflicts of interest and funding sources, obtain required ethical approval where applicable, and cooperate with editorial requests for clarification or correction.
Reviewers must provide objective, evidence-based, and constructive assessments; maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts; disclose potential conflicts of interest; and avoid using unpublished material for personal or professional advantage.
Editors must make decisions based on scholarly merit, relevance, reviewer assessments, and the journal's policies. They must handle submissions fairly and confidentially, manage conflicts of interest, and take appropriate action when ethical concerns arise.
Manuscripts under review are confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, distribute, or discuss submitted material outside the review process without authorization from the Editor. Authors should prepare their manuscripts for double-blind review by removing identifying information from the main manuscript and ensuring that author identities are not disclosed through the manuscript file or its metadata, where applicable. Any concerns that could compromise reviewer or author anonymity should be communicated to the editorial team.
By submitting a manuscript to Green Economics Review, authors acknowledge and agree to comply with the journal's peer review procedures, publication ethics, and editorial policies. The Editor is responsible for the final decision on publication, based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, relevance, integrity, and compliance with journal requirements.
