Post-Review Quality Control and Version Management

. The Author Response Matrix

Authors are strictly required to submit a comprehensive, itemized Response Matrix alongside their revised manuscript. This matrix must explicitly address every comment and critique raised by the peer reviewers, indicating the exact page and line numbers where adjustments have been made in the newly amended draft. In instances where an author respectfully dissents from a reviewer’s recommendation, a rigorous, scientifically grounded justification must be provided, subject to the final evaluation and approval of the Editorial Board.

  1. Post-Review Verification Framework

The Editorial Board implements a dual-track verification mechanism to confirm the rigorous incorporation of required revisions:

  • External Verification Track: For substantive, structural, or methodological revisions that fundamentally impact the core of the study, the amended manuscript is returned to the original peer reviewers to verify compliance.
  • Internal Verification Track: For minor, cosmetic, or strictly formal corrections, the Editorial Board retains the authority to review, audit, and approve the modifications internally.
  1. Revision Timeline Compliance and Clause of Non-Innovation
  • Strict Deadlines: A definitive timeframe is enforced for the submission of revised manuscripts: twenty-one (21) days are allotted for major revisions, and ten (10) days for minor corrections. Failure to comply within these windows without an officially approved extension will result in the immediate revocation of the conditional acceptance.
  • Prohibition of Unsanctioned Additions: Authors are strictly prohibited from introducing novel research axes, data, or findings that were neither requested by the reviewers nor present in the initial submission, unless explicit, prior authorization has been granted by the Editor-in-Chief.
  1. Specialized Media and Terminological Copyediting

Prior to technical layout and final publication, the conditionally accepted manuscript must undergo a rigorous, specialized linguistic and terminological audit. This process mandates a comprehensive review of the main text, abstract, and keywords in both Arabic and English. This final verification ensures that contemporary communication nomenclature, theoretical concepts, and specialized media expressions conform strictly to international academic standards.