Frequently Asking Questions
We try to keep all the information about our journal publicly available. If you navigate/search our site for a specific piece of information about our journal, it is most likely that you will find it rather easily. Note that we also guide authors and reviewers every step of the way by creating discussions within submissions. So, before contacting us directly, please make sure that the information you request is not already available to you.
Having said that here are some of our most Frequently Asked Questions (and answers):
GENERAL INFORMATION
- What is the journal's scope/peer review process/publication policy/home country/history/ISSN etc?
-> Please check our About the Journal page.
- What is your publication fee?
-> Please visit our Publication Fee page.
- Do you have any social media account/group/page?
-> We have a LinkedIn group, which you are welcome to join.
- How can I contact you?
-> You can find our contact details on our Contact page. However, if you want to query about a specific submission, it is better to initiate a discussion within this submission at our site. This way, the discussion is easilly retrievable and trackable and there is no fear of lost correspondence (email providers may restrict emails or move them to the spam folder without notice). However, if you have to contact us via email, it is best that you add our emails to the trusted/white list of your provider (this is usually easy to do from inside your account).
- What's your publication frequency?
-> PJETS publishes two issues per year, biannually (June and December)
INDEXING
- Are you indexed in ...(whatever indexing service)... ? How can I find your journal in ...(whatever indexing service)?
-> See our Abstracting and Indexing Links page.
- When will my article be indexed in ...(whatever indexing service) ?
-> Indexing services use automated procedures to index published material. The actual indexing time depends on the specific indexing service. This is a process that it is not related to us. If you have such a question, you should address it to the specific indexing service. However, it will save you some time (and effort) if you just wait a while after publication and give them the time to index the article.
- What is your ....(whatever indexing score)...?
-> See our Abstracting and Indexing Links page.
AUTHORS
- Is the topic of my article included in the topics you cover?
-> Again, please check our About the Journal page.
- When will my article be published if I submit it today?
-> There is no way to guarantee a publication date as this mainly depends up on the reviewers. An estimation based on past data would be about 4-6 weeks.
- Do you offer a shortcut/faster route for reviewing?
-> There is a faster route for reviewing. However editorial board decides about accepted articles and their queuing and includes them in certain volumes and issues.
- Do you have any rules/guidelines regarding submissions?
-> Please visit our Submissions page for author guidelines and download our template before submitting an article. Make sure that you have followed all our rules to avoid having the submission declined and archived.
- Can I send you my initial submission via email?
-> We do not consider files sent via email. You will have to initiate a new submission through our site, following our rules and instructions. Please refer to our Submissions page.
- Can I send the revised version of an article via email or upload it as a comment in a discussion on your site?
-> We do not consider revised versions sent via email. We do not consider revised versions uploaded as comments to a discussion. Revised versions have to be uploaded through our site using the "Upload File" button to the far right of "Revisions" in the "Review" tab of the specific submission. A revised version will not be considered until it is properly uploaded using the correct procedure described above.
- Can I upload two or more documents for my revision (e.g. answer sheet, revised document, revised document with comments etc)?
-> Our standard instruction is that you have to upload a single-word file (i.e. one-word file that includes everything). Details about this are sent to the corresponding author via email and are also posted in a discussion in your submission. Please follow them.
- I have just uploaded a revised version of my article to your site. Should I also send you an email as a notification?
-> No, our system will notify the people needed. There is no need (or use) in sending such an email.
- Can I include ORCIDs in the author's metadata?
Yes, but please make sure that it is the correct full ORCID address (it has to include the https://orcid.org/ initial part). It is best to copy it directly from the ORCID site. Metadata are automatically extracted and deposited to indexing sites (e.g. DOAJ) and an invalid ORCID (e.g. starting with "http://" instead of "https://" may create an issue within the process and ultimately with the indexing of your paper.
- When I try to submit a manuscript I can not pass Stage 3 (Metadata). What do I have to do?
Click the "Additional Metadata" button. A new menu will appear below. Follow the text instructions to provide the needed information. When you click each button, detailed instructions will appear. You can always remove the metadata you have added, so do not be afraid to try. When you have completed all steps, press the "Confirm" button. This will collapse the "Additional Metadata" menu and take you back to the ending of the Metadata menu, but now a "Save and continue" button will have appeared. Press that button and you will be moved to the next stage.
- I need my manuscript to be published the soon as possible and can not wait for your next issue. Is there a solution? Is this solution charged extra?
-> We offer an Online First option to all our authors. This option is free of charge. To ask for this service, you have to ask it our copyediting team in the production tab of your manuscript (when your manuscript reaches the production tab). Please do not post discussions in earlier stages or send emails. Copyediting and proofreading have to be concluded first.
REVIEWERS
- How do I register as a reviewer for your journal? Can I send you an email with my data so that you register me?
--> User (and reviewer) registration is done only through our site. Click the "Register" link and this will land you on a user registration page. On that page, after giving your personal information, you can declare that you wish to be registered as a reviewer by simply ticking the "Yes, I would like to be contacted with requests to review submissions to this journal" box. This will cause a "Reviewing interests" text box to appear. You then use this box to state your reviewing interests (use commas to separate keywords). You can also volunteer as a reviewer at any time later, by simply editing your account and visiting the "Roles" tab. There you can also see and edit your review interests.
- You sent me a review request some days ago but today I can not access the manuscript. Why?
-> Each request is followed by a specific deadline. If the deadline expires, the request is canceled.
- I want to submit my review report but I cannot access the manuscript. Why?
-> Each review assignment is followed by a specific deadline. If the deadline expires, the assignment is canceled.
- You sent me a review request which I am able (or not able) to accept. Should I send you an email to inform you about my decision?
No, each request includes an "accept" and a "do not accept" link that automates the procedure. Please use the one appropriate for your case.
COPYEDITING AND PROOFREADING
- Can I make changes to an accepted article before publication?
-> You will be given the chance to request specific and minor changes to the accepted version during the copyediting/proofreading procedure.
- Instead of requesting specific changes during the copyediting/proofreading procedure, can I submit a revised version?
-> No, we do not accept revised versions after acceptance. You can only request specific and minor changes.
- Can I make a correction to a published article?
-> Articles can not be altered after the publication of an issue. If you wish to correct a mistake or add something, you can always submit an Erratum/Addendum article.
COPYRIGHTS
- Who owns the copyrights of published articles? Can I post my published article elsewhere? Can I reuse parts of it (e.g. a figure)?
-> The authors retain the copyrights of published material and grant our journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
BULK PUBLICATION
- I am a convener/organiser/member of a conference committee etc and we would be interested in publishing selected articles from our conference in your journal. Is this possible?
-> Our current policy is against bulk publication. Individual articles may be submitted by their corresponding author providing that he/she follows our submission rules.
- I represent a group of scientists/organizations etc and would be interested to send/submit a group of articles written by different authors. Is this possible?
-> Our current policy is against bulk publication. Individual articles may be submitted by their corresponding author providing that he/she follows our submission rules.
