Editorial Policy

The Instabright International Journal of Education and Social Sciences (IIJESS) is committed to maintaining high standards of academic quality, integrity, fairness, and ethical scholarly publishing.

The journal provides an open-access platform for educators, researchers, practitioners, and scholars to disseminate original and impactful research in education, social sciences, business, management, hospitality, tourism, and related interdisciplinary fields.

1. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions shall be based on the academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and contribution of submitted manuscripts.

Editors shall make decisions objectively and consistently with IIJESS policies.

2. Initial Editorial Assessment

All manuscripts are subject to initial editorial screening before peer review.

The Editorial Team determines whether the manuscript is appropriate for the journal's scope and meets the minimum requirements for scholarly evaluation.

3. Peer Review

IIJESS implements a double-blind peer review process. Manuscripts are evaluated by qualified reviewers in the relevant academic discipline.

4. Editorial Decisions

The possible editorial decisions are:

  • Accept;
  • Minor revisions;
  • Major revisions; or
  • Reject.

Editors shall consider reviewer recommendations together with the overall scholarly quality of the manuscript.

5. Conflict of Interest

Editors must not handle manuscripts in which they:

  • Are an author;
  • Have a direct relationship with the authors; or
  • Have competing professional or financial interests.

Any potential conflict of interest should be disclosed and appropriately managed.

6. Confidentiality

Editors and reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and information obtained during the editorial and review process.

7. Ethical Compliance

Research involving human participants, institutions, or sensitive data must comply with applicable ethical standards. Authors may also be required to provide supporting information or raw data for verification when appropriate.

8. Publication Rights

IIJESS reserves the right to accept, reject, retract, or edit submitted content in accordance with its editorial and publication policies.

9. Open Access

IIJESS follows an open-access publishing model. Published articles are freely accessible, and authors retain copyright while granting the journal the right to publish their work. Articles are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.

10. Continuous Improvement

IIJESS is committed to continuously improving its editorial and peer review practices to promote academic excellence, research integrity, and responsible scholarly communication.