Editorial Process

At JM, we uphold a rigorous and ethical workflow to ensure that wildlife and environmental research contributes meaningfully to conservation science.

1. Manuscript Submission Submissions are accepted via the JM portal and must include all necessary wildlife research permits and ethical declarations.

2. Initial Screening and Plagiarism Check The office verifies scope relevance (ecology/wildlife) and ethical compliance. Plagiarism must be under 15%.

3. Assignment to Section Editor An editor with relevant biological or ecological expertise evaluates the manuscript for scientific soundness and conservation impact.

4. Double-Blind Peer Review Two independent experts review the submission based on data integrity, field methodology, and ethical treatment of subjects.

5. Reviewer Recommendations Reviewers suggest: Accept, Minor/Major Revisions, or Reject.

6. Editorial Decision Authors receive a decision based on the technical and scientific merit of the peer review reports.

7. Author Revisions Authors revise the work to address scientific or methodological feedback provided by the reviewers.

8. Final Acceptance Issued once the manuscript satisfies all stringent biological and conservation research criteria.

9. Copyediting and Proofreading The production team ensures technical accuracy and formatting before final publication.

10. Online Publication The finalized article is published online under open-access policies for the international scientific community.

11. Post-Publication Dissemination JM actively promotes research through conservation networks, newsletters, and citation alerts.