Quality Assurance

Peer Review Model.

GTS Press employs a rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review model in strict accordance with COPE guidelines, ensuring an unbiased, merit-driven evaluation of every manuscript.

Stage 1: Screening Stage 2: Assignment Stage 3: Review Stage 4: Revision Stage 5: Decision

5-Stage Editorial Workflow

A transparent, end-to-end process to ensure every manuscript is evaluated with the utmost rigour and fairness.

Initial Screening & Technical Audit

1–3 Days

The manuscript first undergoes a rigorous preliminary evaluation by the Managing Editor to ensure complete alignment with the journal's thematic scope and technical standards. This stage includes a comprehensive plagiarism audit using iThenticate/Turnitin, where a similarity threshold of less than 5% is strictly enforced.

Expert Reviewer Assignment

2–5 Days

Once a manuscript clears the initial audit, it is passed to the Associate Editor, who identifies and invites a minimum of three subject matter experts. Our assignment protocol utilises advanced citation mapping to select reviewers with high expertise relevance.

Technical Peer Review Process

2–4 Weeks

During this critical phase, reviewers conduct an in-depth technical autopsy of the research. This involves validating the experimental methodology, auditing the data sets for consistency, and assessing the novelty of the findings against existing scholarly literature.

Author Revision & Rebuttal Cycle

1–2 Weeks

Authors receive a consolidated report containing technical critiques and mandatory revision requests. The author must then prepare a revised manuscript along with a point-by-point rebuttal letter addressing every comment raised by the review panel.

Final Decision & Archival Publication

3–7 Days

The Editor-in-Chief performs the final audit of the revised manuscript and the associated reviewer recommendations to make a definitive publication decision. Upon final approval, the manuscript is assigned a permanent DOI and formatted for the official archive.

Process FAQs

Common questions about the GTS Press peer review process.

We employ a strict Double-Blind protocol: neither the authors nor the reviewers are aware of each other's identities throughout the entire review process.

The Associate Editor consolidates the reviewer responses and the author rebuttal, then makes a recommendation to the EIC. The EIC makes the final binding decision within 3-7 business days.

Yes. Authors may submit a formal appeal to the Editor-in-Chief within 14 days of the rejection decision. Appeals must include a detailed rebuttal addressing all reviewer comments.