Editorial Process

Editorial Workflow – EcoBiotics: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences

At the EcoBiotics: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, (EJAPS) we are committed to a transparent, ethical, and academically rigorous editorial process. Each manuscript submitted to the journal is carefully evaluated to ensure that it meets the highest standards of research excellence, ethical compliance, and scholarly relevance. The following workflow outlines the journey of a manuscript from submission to publication:

  1. Manuscript Submission
    All manuscripts must be submitted through the official online portal:
    https://rjsaonline.org/index.php/EcoBiotics
    Submissions must fully comply with the journal’s formatting, ethical, and technical guidelines, as detailed in the author instructions.

  2. Initial Screening and Plagiarism Check
    The editorial office conducts a preliminary assessment to ensure that the manuscript:

    • Falls within the scope of EcoBiotics

    • Complies with ethical standards (where applicable)

    • Passes a plagiarism screening (using Turnitin or equivalent). Manuscripts with a similarity index above 10% may be returned or rejected.

  3. Assignment to Section Editor
    Qualified manuscripts are assigned to a Section Editor with expertise in the subject area. The editor evaluates academic quality, relevance, and originality.

  4. Double-Blind Peer Review
    Manuscripts undergo a double-blind review by at least two independent experts who assess:

    • Originality and contribution

    • Methodological rigor

    • Relevance to the field of study

    • Data integrity and presentation

    • Ethical soundness

  5. Reviewer Recommendations
    Reviewers provide one of the following decisions:

    • Accept without revisions

    • Accept with minor revisions

    • Major revisions required

    • Reject

  6. Editorial Decision
    Based on reviewer feedback, the Section Editor (with consultation from the Editor-in-Chief if needed) makes the final decision. Authors receive formal decision letters and anonymized comments.

  7. Author Revisions
    Authors submit revised manuscripts with detailed responses to reviewer comments. Revisions may undergo re-review or direct editorial evaluation.

  8. Final Acceptance
    After satisfactory revisions, the editorial board issues a final acceptance, and the manuscript proceeds to production.

  9. Copyediting and Proofreading
    Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting and authors are provided proofs for review before final publication.

  10. Online Publication
    Articles are published in the next scheduled issue and made open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

  11. Post-Publication Promotion
    EcoBiotics promotes articles via:

  • Indexing in academic databases

  • Outreach in scholarly communities

  • Social media and newsletters

  • Citation alerts and partnerships