Peer Review Policy

International Journal of Management and Organisational Research (IJMOR) follows a rigorous double-blind peer review policy, in which the identities of both the reviewer and the author are always concealed from each other. Due to the large volume of submissions received and to maintain our quality standards, we invite submissions only through our online journal management system. After submission, all manuscripts follow the process outlined below.

1. Submission of the manuscript by the author through the online system.

2. All received manuscripts undergo an initial Desk Review by the Editorial Team to ascertain their suitability for the journal.

3. Papers that do not clear the desk review are rejected, an email decision is sent to the author through the system, and the rejected papers are archived.

4. Papers that clear the initial triage are then checked for plagiarism with the help of standard plagiarism detection software.

5. Papers with a high plagiarism or similarity index are rejected at this stage.

6. Papers that clear the desk review and have original content are sent to reviewers for double-blind peer review, as unfit and irrelevant manuscripts are filtered out by the Editorial Team. 

Manuscripts are reviewed on, but not limited to, the following criteria:

• Overall contribution of the paper to the fields of management and organisational research

• Significance and relevance of the topic to the scope of IJMOR

• Originality and novelty of the content

• Adequacy and currency of the literature review

• Conceptual rigor

• Logical and technical soundness

• Use of robust and, where applicable, latest data

• Organisation and coherence of the content

• Writing quality and clarity

• Managerial, theoretical, financial, policy and/or social implications of the research 

• Clear articulation of limitations and avenues for further research 

• Quality and correctness of references 

• Compliance with IJMOR’s Guidelines for Authors 

• Ethical disclosures made by the authors 

• Appropriate and non-inflated citations (including, where relevant, citations to prior IJMOR content)

On receipt of feedback from the reviewers, the Editors examine the reports and decide whether to accept, reject, or request revision of the paper. The peer review process typically takes around 1 month because of the high submission volume. We are actively working to reduce the turnaround time while maintaining quality.

7. In the next stage, manuscripts shortlisted after peer review are sent back to authors for Review and Editorial Revisions. Each paper may undergo two to three rounds of revision before final acceptance.

8. The Managing Editor and/or reviewers thoroughly check the revised submissions to assess whether the required suggestions have been adequately incorporated.

9. After this stage, the final revised manuscripts are again checked for plagiarism.

10. The final accepted manuscripts are then assigned to Editors for pre-editing and copy editing to make the necessary editorial amendments in line with the journal’s quality standards.

Editorial Rejection

Your submitted manuscript can be rejected at editorial stages if it:

• Lacks a proper structure

• Lacks the necessary detail for readers to fully understand the analysis  

• Has no substantive novel content  

• Does not clearly explain which findings are new versus what is already known 

• Lacks up-to-date and relevant references  

• Contains theories, concepts, or conclusions not adequately supported by data and arguments 

• Does not provide sufficient detail on materials and methods for replication  

• Lacks clear descriptions or explanations of hypotheses, research design, sample characteristics, and descriptive statistics  

• Has a weak study design or flawed statistical analysis  

• Is written in poor or unclear language

Revising the Manuscript

When revising your manuscript and responding to peer review comments, authors are expected to:

• Address all points raised by the Editor and Reviewers

• Describe the revisions made, point-by-point, in a separate response document

• Clearly distinguish between reviewer comments and author responses

• Clearly mark major revisions in the manuscript text in a different colour (use red font colour only) to highlight changes 

• Return the revised manuscript and response letter within the time period specified in the editorial decision email

This policy is intended to ensure fairness, transparency, and high scholarly standards in all editorial decisions and review processes at IJMOR.

Editor
International Journal of Management and Organisational Research (IJMOR)
Publisher:
International Foundation of Management and Organisational Research (IFMOR)
(Research Foundation under the Companies Act, 2013 (Section 8), Government of India)
Email to: admin@ifmor.org  
Webiste: www.ifmor.org