Submission & Administrative Pre-Check

Authors submit the manuscript through the RAIDA OJS system. The editorial office performs an administrative pre-check to ensure that the submission is complete and follows basic journal requirements.

• Completeness of required files: blind manuscript, title page, cover letter, statement letter, and similarity report.
• Compliance with RAIDA article template and author guidelines.
• Correct metadata, authorship information, ORCID, affiliation, and contact details.
• Initial check for language quality and readability.

Submissions with incomplete files or incorrect format may be returned to the author before editorial screening.

Editorial Screening / Desk Review

The editor evaluates whether the manuscript fits RAIDA’s focus and scope and meets the minimum scientific, ethical, and methodological standards required for peer review.

• Scope relevance to data analysis, innovation, research methodology, or multidisciplinary studies.
• Originality, novelty, research contribution, and manuscript structure.
• Ethics statement, conflict of interest, funding, and AI-use declaration.
• Similarity or plagiarism screening according to RAIDA editorial policy.

Manuscripts failing this stage may be desk rejected or returned for technical correction.

Double-Blind Peer Review

Manuscripts that pass editorial screening are assigned to independent reviewers through a double-blind peer-review process. Author and reviewer identities are concealed from each other.

• Reviewers evaluate originality, methodology, data analysis, discussion, references, and contribution.
• Reviewers provide constructive comments and recommendations.
• Possible recommendations include accept, minor revision, major revision, resubmit for review, or reject.

Author Revision

Authors revise the manuscript based on reviewer and editor comments. A clear and complete response to reviewers is required.

• Submit revised manuscript with changes clearly indicated.
• Submit a response letter addressing every reviewer comment point-by-point.
• Major revisions may be sent for additional review before final decision.

Editorial Decision & Acceptance

After revision evaluation, the editor makes the final decision based on reviewer feedback, author response, manuscript quality, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field.

• If accepted, the author receives formal acceptance notification.
• Article processing and publication production instructions are sent to the author.
• Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting and layout preparation.

Production, Proofreading & Online Publication

The accepted manuscript enters the production stage before being published online.

• Copyediting: Language, clarity, consistency, and reference checking.
• Layout: Formatting into the final RAIDA article format, including PDF galley preparation.
• Proofreading: Author checks and approves the final proof.
• Publishing: Article is published online with complete metadata and prepared for indexing and archiving.