Peer Review Process

Alamanda Research in Management (ARiM) applies a multi-stage review process to ensure fairness, rigor, and editorial quality.

1) Editorial Screening

All submissions are first assessed by the editorial team to determine whether the manuscript fits the journal’s aims and scope and meets basic requirements for scholarly quality, ethics, and manuscript preparation. Manuscripts that are clearly out of scope or do not meet minimum standards may be declined at this stage (desk rejection).

2) External Peer Review (Single-Anonymized)

Manuscripts that pass editorial screening are evaluated through single-anonymized peer review. Authors do not know the identity of reviewers and must not contact reviewers directly. Reviewers may be aware of the authors’ identities and are not permitted to contact the authors.

Each manuscript is normally reviewed by at least two independent external reviewers. The editorial team may invite additional reviewers, such as a third reviewer, when needed to reach a well-supported decision.

3) Editorial Decision

Based on reviewers’ reports and the editor’s assessment, the journal makes one of the following decisions:

• Accept
• Revise (minor or major revisions)
• Reject

Reviewers provide recommendations; however, the final decision rests with the handling editor and/or Editor-in-Chief.

4) Revision and Re-Review

If revisions are requested, authors are required to submit a revised manuscript along with a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation, particularly in cases of major revision, before a final decision is made.