The following steps describe the paper submission and review process.
- Author initially submits his or her paper to info@value-eng.org.
- Author receives an acknowledgement of receipt of the manuscript. The receipt informs the author of the submission reference number and indicates an expected timeline for the review and submission process.
- The paper is forwarded to the Value World editor, who then executes the peer review process. Referee identities will remain anonymous.
- The editor accepts the majority recommendation for the paper. At this stage, a paper may be:
- Recommended for publication in its current form,
- Recommended for publication after revision to address referees’ comments, or
- Rejected outright.
- The author is informed of the editor’s decision.
- If the paper is rejected, the author receives a copy of the review comments. The author will be provided, upon request, with additional guidance to improve the likelihood of future submissions being accepted.
- If the paper is recommended for publication after revision to address referees’ comments, the author will be invited to revise the paper accordingly and to resubmit it. Once the revised paper is received, it will undergo a second review for approval.
- If the paper is recommended for publication in its current form, the author will be informed and the paper will be forwarded for publication.
- After a paper has been accepted for publication, a Copyright Transfer Form will be sent to the author at this time. The form must be completed and returned before the paper can be published.
- SAVE International may request that grammar, spelling, and citation errors be corrected before publication. The author is completely responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is free of grammatical, spelling, and citation errors. SAVE International takes no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate language, misspellings, punctuation, references, and so forth.
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