Peer Review & Publication Policy
ARTHA BEEKSHAN
(Journal of the Bengal Economic Association)
Reg. No. 53099/92; ISSN No. 0972-1185
Double-Blind Peer Review Process:
The journal employs the double-blind peer review process, where both reviewers and authors remain anonymous throughout the review process. Every proposal submitted for publication is read at least by an editor, for an initial review. If the paper agrees with editorial policies and with a minimum quality level, it is sent to reviewers. The reviewers won't know the author's identity, as any identifying information will be stripped from the document before review.
Reviewers' comments to the editors are confidential and, before passing on to the author, will be made anonymous. Based on the reviewers' comments, the Editorial Board makes a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript (as accepted without changes/accepted with minor changes/accepted subject to major modifications/ rejected), and communicates the decision to the authors along with referees' reports. Whether significant revisions are proposed, acceptance is dependent on whether the author can deal with those satisfactorily.
Policy on Retraction of Articles:
The Journal follows the COPE guidelines for Retraction of articles. Detailed guidelines can be found at the following link:
View Retraction GuidelinesPolicy on Plagiarism:
The Journal checks for plagiarism of submitted papers through open-source software like Viper. If any plagiarism is detected, the journal will debar the guilty authors from publishing for a period of six months. To report any concerns, please feel free to contact us.