Review Process
- Editors check scope, originality, ethical disclosures, English-language readiness, and submission completeness before review.
- Submissions may be screened for overlap, unattributed reuse, and publication ethics concerns before or during review.
- Suitable manuscripts are normally reviewed by independent reviewers while author and reviewer identities remain concealed.
- Editors evaluate reviewer reports and issue a decision with revision guidance where applicable.
Reviewer Standards
Editors select reviewers with relevant expertise and without known conflicts of interest. Reviewers are asked to evaluate originality, methodology, clarity, ethical compliance, literature engagement, and contribution to the field.
Review content is confidential. Reviewers should not share manuscripts, use unpublished material, or attempt to identify authors.
Decision Outcomes
- Accept.
- Minor revision.
- Major revision.
- Reject.
Appeals
Authors may appeal an editorial decision by emailing editor@otsjournal.org with a concise evidence-based rationale. Appeals are reviewed independently where practical.