Peer Review Process

Submission and Peer-Review Process

COGNIX PRESS Journals (CPJ) is committed to the timely evaluation and publication of submitted manuscripts. All manuscripts, including supplementary files, must be submitted through the official online submission portal of CPJ. The submission and review process is entirely electronic. Submissions by email or postal mail will not be accepted.

Authors are required to carefully follow the instructions provided under the “Manuscript Preparation” section prior to submission.

Initial Editorial Assessment

Each submitted manuscript is first evaluated by the editorial team to determine its relevance, originality, scientific merit, and potential contribution to research or clinical practice.

  • Manuscripts lacking sufficient priority or relevance may be rejected at this stage.
  • Incomplete submissions or manuscripts not formatted according to journal guidelines will be returned without external peer review.

This initial screening allows authors to revise their work promptly or consider submission to a more appropriate journal.

Peer-Review Process

If the manuscript passes the initial screening, authors are notified electronically and provided with a unique article ID for future correspondence.

Each manuscript is reviewed under a double-blind peer-review system by at least two independent experts in the relevant field. Reviewers are normally given three -six (3-6) weeks to complete their evaluations.

The review process is strictly confidential:

  • The identities of reviewers are not disclosed to authors.
  • Manuscripts are treated as confidential documents.
  • Reviewers’ reports are shared only with the authors and editorial team.

Reviewers provide detailed written feedback along with one of the following recommendations:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject

A manuscript will be accepted for publication only after receiving favorable evaluations and approval from the editorial team.

Authors are informed of editorial decisions via email. Accepted manuscripts may undergo editorial revisions for clarity, accuracy, grammar, formatting, and length.

Manuscripts not accepted for publication may, where appropriate, be considered for transfer to another journal within the same publishing group, subject to author consent.

Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance and clarity of the title
  • Clearly stated objectives
  • Appropriate assumptions and methodology*
  • Ethical compliance*
  • Originality and research-based content*
  • Well-presented results and appropriate statistical analysis*
  • Logical discussion and conclusions supported by findings*
  • Proper referencing and appropriate manuscript length
  • Quality and relevance of figures and tables
  • Acceptable English language standards

*Applicable primarily to research articles.

Editorial Independence and Conflict of Interest

Manuscripts submitted by editors or members of the editorial board are handled independently and follow the same rigorous peer-review standards as other submissions.

To avoid conflicts of interest:

  • Such manuscripts are assigned to alternative editors.
  • The submitting editor is not involved in the review process.
  • The submitting editor has no role in the editorial decision-making process.