Review Process

The Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research process is "double blind peer review.", All manuscripts are reviewed by an editor and members of the Editorial Board or qualified reviewers. Decisions will be made as rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return reviewers’ comments to authors within two weeks, approximately. It is the goal of the (KJAR) to publish manuscripts within four weeks after submission.

  • Only manuscripts that fall within our scope will be considered for review.
  • Any manuscript that was previously published or submitted to another journal will not be tolerated.
  • Papers will be reviewed by at least 2 qualified experts in the field of the paper, and a third reviewer will be asked for his opinion as needed.
  • Authors of papers that are not accepted are notified promptly.
  • All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. 
  • Plagiarized documents will be excluded from the review.
  • Our peer review process is confidential, and the identities of reviewers and authors can't be revealed.

KJAR journal is a member of CrossRef and CrossRef services. All manuscripts submitted will be checked for plagiarism CrossCheck/iThenticate first then will be sent to reviewers.