Economic Prosperity: Journal of Commerce and Management Association adheres to a rigorous double-blind peer review process in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept strictly confidential to ensure fairness, objectivity, and academic integrity. Owing to the volume of submissions and the journal’s commitment to maintaining high scholarly standards, all manuscripts are submitted through the online journal management system and undergo the following structured evaluation process:
- Submission of the manuscript by the author through the journal’s online system.
- All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial desk review by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Team to assess their relevance, originality, structure, and alignment with the journal’s scope.
- Manuscripts that do not meet the preliminary criteria are rejected at this stage, and authors are notified accordingly; such submissions are archived.
- Manuscripts that pass the desk review are subjected to plagiarism screening using standard detection tools.
- Submissions with a high similarity or plagiarism index are rejected at this stage.
- Manuscripts that meet quality and originality standards are forwarded to expert reviewers for detailed evaluation. The Editorial Team ensures that only relevant and suitable manuscripts enter the peer review stage.
The manuscripts are evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Contribution to the field of commerce and management
- Relevance to the scope of Economic Prosperity: Journal of Commerce and Management Association
- Originality and novelty of the research
- Adequacy and depth of literature review
- Conceptual clarity and theoretical rigor
- Methodological soundness and technical accuracy
- Use of recent and relevant data
- Logical organization and structure of the manuscript
- Clarity and quality of academic writing
- Practical, managerial, theoretical, or policy implications
- Identification of limitations and scope for future research
- Accuracy and completeness of references
- Compliance with the journal’s author guidelines
- Ethical disclosures and research integrity
Upon receiving reviewers’ reports, the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Team evaluate the feedback and take a decision to accept, reject, or request revisions. The review process typically involves multiple rounds of evaluation to ensure quality enhancement.