Peer Review Process

The Polaris Global Journal of Scholarly Research and Trends (PGJSRT) operates a double-anonymous peer-review system.

Under this model:

• Reviewers do not receive author identities.
• Authors do not receive reviewer identities.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT

Each submitted manuscript is first assessed by the Editorial Office and an academic editor.

The initial assessment considers:

• Relevance to the journal's Aims and Scope
• Originality
• Scholarly contribution
• Manuscript quality
• Methodological or analytical adequacy
• Research ethics
• Research-integrity requirements
• Suitability for external peer review

Manuscripts that are clearly unsuitable may be declined without external peer review.

REVIEWER SELECTION

Manuscripts progressing to peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with suitable subject and/or methodological expertise.

Potential reviewers are screened for relevant conflicts of interest.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Submitted manuscripts and associated files are confidential scholarly documents.

Reviewers may not:

• Share manuscript files
• Distribute unpublished material
• Publicly discuss manuscript content
• Use unpublished information for personal, professional, commercial, or competitive advantage

REVIEWER ASSESSMENT

Reviewers are expected to assess:

• Originality
• Relevance
• Scholarly contribution
• Methodology or scholarly approach
• Evidence and analysis
• Interpretation
• Presentation
• Ethical compliance
• Quality of references
• Contribution to the field

EDITORIAL DECISIONS

Possible editorial decisions include:

• Accept
• Minor Revision
• Major Revision
• Resubmit for Review
• Reject

Reviewer recommendations are advisory and do not automatically determine the final editorial decision.

Final responsibility for the editorial decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriately delegated academic editor.

CONFLICTING REVIEWS

Where reviewer reports materially conflict, the editor may:

• Independently assess the reports
• Request clarification
• Invite an additional reviewer
• Conduct an additional editorial assessment

EDITORIAL-BOARD SUBMISSIONS

Manuscripts authored by editors, reviewers, publisher representatives, or individuals closely associated with PGJSRT must not receive preferential treatment.

Such manuscripts must:

• Be handled by an editor without a relevant conflict of interest
• Undergo appropriate independent peer review
• Meet the same scholarly and ethical standards as all other submissions