Editorial Responsibilities

Editorial Responsibilities

Editorial Responsibilities

The editorial team of Tech-Sphere Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (TSJPAS) plays a critical role in maintaining the quality and integrity of the journal. The following outlines the primary responsibilities of the various editorial positions, ensuring a transparent and efficient editorial process.

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief holds the ultimate responsibility for the editorial direction and vision of the journal. Their key responsibilities include:

  • Overseeing the Editorial Process: The Editor-in-Chief ensures that the journal maintains the highest academic standards by reviewing all editorial decisions.

  • Decision Making: Making the final decision on manuscript acceptance or rejection after peer review.

  • Strategic Planning: Guiding the journal’s long-term objectives and goals, including special issues, editorial policies, and overall growth.

  • Ensuring Ethical Standards: Upholding ethical guidelines and ensuring that all publications meet ethical standards in research and publishing.

Managing Editor

The Managing Editor ensures the smooth operation of the day-to-day editorial activities. Their responsibilities include:

  • Handling Manuscript Submissions: Coordinating the submission and review process, ensuring that manuscripts are submitted, reviewed, and returned to authors in a timely manner.

  • Communicating with Authors and Reviewers: Acting as the primary point of contact for authors and reviewers, managing communication to ensure clear and consistent updates throughout the editorial process.

  • Coordinating the Peer Review Process: Ensuring that manuscripts are assigned to appropriate reviewers and that feedback is collected and shared with authors.

  • Managing Editorial Workflow: Monitoring the progress of manuscripts from submission to final decision, keeping track of deadlines and ensuring timely publication.

Associate Editors

Associate Editors are specialists in particular areas within the scope of the journal. Their responsibilities include:

  • Manuscript Evaluation: Reviewing manuscripts in their field of expertise and making initial recommendations regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection.

  • Selecting Reviewers: Identifying and inviting qualified reviewers who can provide expert feedback on manuscripts.

  • Providing Constructive Feedback: Offering guidance to authors on how to improve their manuscripts based on reviewer feedback and their own expertise.

  • Decision Making: Assisting the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor in making final decisions on manuscript acceptance or rejection.

Editorial Board Members

Editorial Board members provide expertise and guidance to the journal and contribute to the journal's development. Their responsibilities include:

  • Advising on Editorial Policy: Helping shape the direction of the journal’s editorial policies and contributing to discussions on important decisions regarding the journal’s focus and scope.

  • Supporting the Peer Review Process: Serving as reviewers for manuscripts, ensuring that the peer review process is rigorous and objective.

  • Contributing to Special Issues: Providing suggestions for special issues, guest editors, and themes that would add value to the journal.

  • Promoting the Journal: Helping raise the journal’s profile in the academic community by recommending it to colleagues and promoting it at conferences.

Peer Reviewers

Peer Reviewers are essential to maintaining the quality of the research published in TSJPAS. Their key responsibilities include:

  • Evaluating Manuscripts: Reviewing submitted manuscripts for scientific quality, originality, methodology, and relevance to the scope of the journal.

  • Providing Constructive Feedback: Offering detailed and constructive feedback to authors to improve the quality of their work.

  • Ensuring Ethical Compliance: Ensuring that the research complies with ethical standards, including proper citation of sources and ethical treatment of research subjects.

  • Confidentiality: Maintaining confidentiality throughout the review process, not disclosing any information about the manuscript to outside parties.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editorial Team

  • Impartiality: Editors must handle all manuscripts impartially, ensuring that decisions are made based solely on the scientific merit of the work.

  • Confidentiality: All editorial team members, including reviewers, must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscripts under review.

  • Transparency: Editors must ensure transparency in the peer review process and disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

  • Respect for Authors: Editors should ensure that authors are treated with respect and that their work is handled fairly and without bias.

Contact Information

For any inquiries regarding the editorial responsibilities or processes, please contact the editorial office at:

Email: editorial@techspherejournals.org