Associate_Editor SOP

CIJMR

1. Purpose

To ensure subject-specific academic quality and efficient peer review.

2. Role Overview

Associate Editors manage manuscripts within their subject domain.

3. Responsibilities

• Evaluate scope relevance and academic merit

• Select at least two qualified reviewers

• Monitor review quality and timelines

• Recommend decisions to EiC

• Verify revisions and reviewer compliance

4. Review Oversight

• Ensure unbiased and constructive reviews

• Replace unresponsive reviewers if required

5. Ethics

• Declare conflict of interest

• Maintain confidentiality

• Report suspected misconduct

6. Workload

• Approximately 6–12 manuscripts per year