Lack of Interference with Editorial Decisions
Maintaining editorial independence is of utmost importance to Azerbaijan Pharmaceutical and Pharmacotherapy Journal (APPJ). We uphold strict principles that ensure non-interference with editorial decisions. All articles submitted to APPJ undergo a thorough peer review process, led by independent editorial boards, and the APPJ staff have no involvement in the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts. The editorial decisions are made solely by the academic editor, considering the following factors:
- Suitability of selected reviewers to provide expert evaluation.
- Adequacy of reviewer comments and the author’s response to address the reviewers’ concerns.
- Overall scientific quality and merit of the paper.
At every step of our operation, APPJ’s policies are guided by our commitment to foster open and widespread accessibility to scientific research in a timely manner.
Editors and Editorial Staff as Authors
To ensure fairness and avoid conflicts of interest, editorial staff or editors are strictly prohibited from participating in the processing of their own academic work submitted to APPJ. Any submissions authored by editorial staff or editors are assigned to a minimum of two independent outside reviewers. The final decision on these submissions is made by other Editorial Board Members who do not have any conflict of interest with the author. This practice ensures an unbiased evaluation process. The journal staff, including the editorial team, are not involved in the handling or decision-making of their own submitted work for Azerbaijan Pharmaceutical and Pharmacotherapy Journal (APPJ).
