Peer Review Process
Double-Blind Peer Review Process
The International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation Studies (IJMRIS) is firmly committed to a Double-Blind Peer Review process. Every effort is made to ensure that the identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review process.
Submission Requirement: Authors must submit three separate documents (.DOC or .DOCX format):
- Title Page (with author details)
- Anonymised Highlights Page
- Anonymised Manuscript Document
Title Page (Required Information)
- Corresponding Author Details:
- Full Name
- Affiliation (Name, State, Country)
- Email Address
- CRediT Statement
- ORCID ID
- Other Authors:
- Full Name
- Affiliation
- CRediT Statement
- ORCID (where applicable)
- Acknowledgements (if applicable)
- Disclosure of AI tools (e.g., chatbots, LLMs, AI media tools)
- Submission declaration (originality, exclusivity, approval by all authors)
- Conflict of Interest statement
Anonymised Highlights Page
- 5 bullet points summarizing the paper (max 100 words)
- Must be fully anonymised
Anonymised Manuscript Document
- Title of the manuscript
- 4–6 Keywords
- Abstract (150–250 words)
- Introduction
- Related Work (maintaining anonymity)
- 2–4 Main Sections
- Figures and Images (min. 800 DPI, caption below)
- Tables (caption above)
- Formulas (centered and numbered)
- Disclosure of AI tools
Important Anonymisation Notes
- Use third person for self-references (e.g., [Anonymous, 2007])
- Remove affiliations from figures
- Limit self-citations
- Remove funding references
- Do not include acknowledgements
Removing Identifiable Information
Authors, editors, and reviewers must ensure all documents are free from identifying metadata, including file names and document properties.
Microsoft Word (Windows)
- Go to File
- Select Info
- Click Check for Issues → Inspect Document
- Click Remove All
- Save the document
Microsoft Word (MacOS)
- Go to Tools
- Select Protect Document
- Enable "Remove personal information"
- Save the document
