Reviewer Guideline

Peer Review Process

Heterotopic View journal operates its evaluation process using a "double-blind peer review" system. According to the journal's ethical principles, it is essential that the authors and reviewers are not from the same institution unless absolutely necessary.

All submitted works uploaded to the journal system undergo a preliminary review by the editor-in-chief and, if necessary, the field editor, for both form and content. At this stage, the work is checked for its alignment with the journal's aims, scope, and publication policy. If the work is found unsuitable for the journal, it may be rejected, or sent back to the author for necessary revisions. Works deemed appropriate by the editors are sent to at least two reviewers to evaluate the scientific quality of the article. The author/authors submitting an article to the journal are deemed to have accepted this situation.

Reviewers may give the following decisions regarding the article:

• "Accepted for Publication"
• "Can Be Published After Revisions"
• "Requires Re-Evaluation After Revisions"
• "Not Suitable for Publication"
• "Rejected"

If the reviewers decide that the article is not suitable for publication, the editor informs the author of this decision. In the case of a disagreement between reviewers, the editor sends the article to a third reviewer for evaluation. An article that receives approval from two reviewers enters the layout stage after final approval from the editor-in-chief, and if necessary, the field editor. If one reviewer requests revisions and the other approves the article, it enters the revision process. The author must make the necessary revisions within the given timeframe. If the revisions made by the author are deemed insufficient, the article is rejected.

The editor-in-chief is responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of the work. The editor's decision is final. The editor is not involved in decisions regarding articles they have authored.

Once the article is deemed suitable for publication, the author is informed of the result and notified about the issue in which the article will be published.

Important!

Reviewers' responsibilities regarding the ethical principles and publication policies of the journal can be found in the "Ethical Principles and Publication Policy" section under the "About" heading.