Annual Schedule
The journal follows the schedule outlined below, but please read the following notes carefully.
In cases of review delays, submission procedure errors by authors, or unforeseen issues, publication of the paper may be postponed to the next issue. Papers submitted during the acceptance period are not guaranteed to be published in the corresponding issue. - Please note that papers cannot be submitted through the system outside of the reception period.
| Process \ Publication | Oct | Jan | April | July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 6/1 – 30 | 9/1 – 30 | 12/1 – 30 | 3/1-30 |
| Request a Screening by the Editorial Chairman | 7/1 – 7 | 10/1 – 7 | 1/4 – 7 | 3/31-4/6 |
| Request a Screening by the Editorial Vice Chairman | 7/8 – 14 | 10/8 – 14 | 1/8 – 13 | 4/7-13 |
| Peer Review | 7/15 – 8/4 | 10/15 – 11/4 | 1/14 – 2/3 | 4/14 - 5/4 |
| Revision | 8/5 – 25 | 11/5 – 25 | 2/4 – 24 | 5/5 - 25 |
| Second-order Peer Review | 8/26 – 9/8 | 11/26 – 12/9 | 2/25 – 3/10 | 5/26 - 6/8 |
| Decision by a Meta-Reviewer | 9/9 – 15 | 12/10 – 16 | 3/11 – 17 | 6/9 - 15 |
| Editing (Electronic journal) | 9/16 – 30 | 12/17 – 27 | 3/18 – 4/1 | 6/16 - 30 |
| Publishing (Electronic journal) | 10/1 | 1/4 | 4/2 | 7/1 |