1.     All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Applied Economic Research undergo obligatory peer review to evaluate the scientific quality and rigor of the reported research.

2.     Initially, all submissions are examined in terms of their correspondence with the Journal’s Scope and formal criteria.

3.     Journal of Applied Economic Research applies double-blind review of submitted manuscripts. This means that the identities of reviewers and authors are concealed from each other throughout the review process.

4.     Reviewers are selected from among leading specialists in the field of the reviewed materials, those having significant publications in the field of applied economics.

5.     A reviewer cannot be the author or co-author of the work under review. Manuscripts can be reviewed by the Journal’s Editorial Board members when their research interests coincide with the topic of the manuscript.

6.     In the evaluation process, the reviewer focuses on:

• the correspondence of the manuscript’s content to the Journal’s scope;
• scientific relevance of the topic;
•  formulation of the research questions and gaps;
• research novelty;
• rigor of the research methodology;
• validity of the results obtained;
•  lack of ambiguity in the terminology;
•  appropriateness of cited sources;
•  linguistic quality of the text, including its readability and publishability levels.

7.     Based on the analysis of the manuscript, the reviewers decide:

• to recommend the manuscript for publication without revision or with revision;
• to forward the manuscript for additional review;
• to reject the manuscript.

8.     The publication decision is typically made within the period of three months from the submission of the manuscript.

9.     The Editor forwards the results of the examination to the authors of the submitted manuscript.

10.   In the case of an author disagreeing with the comments of the reviewer, his or her reasoned statement will be considered by the Editorial Board.

11.   The final publication decision is made by the Editorial Board.

12.   When the manuscript is accepted for publication, the Executive Editor informs the author(s) and specifies the publication date.