To ensure rigorous academic evaluation and to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, Faizan-e-Adab follows a strictly anonymous peer-review process. The identities of reviewers remain undisclosed, both during and after the assessment, and are not shared with authors under any circumstances. This practice upholds the integrity, impartiality, and fairness essential for scholarly evaluation.
Manuscripts are forwarded for external review only after an initial in-house screening determines their suitability. In consultation with the Editorial and Advisory Boards, qualified reviewers with relevant expertise are invited to evaluate the scholarly merit, methodological soundness, and overall contribution of each submission. Once a reviewer accepts the invitation, they are bound by professional ethical norms and by Faizan-e-Adab’s Publication Ethics Policy, a summary of which is given below.
Reviewers’ Duties
- Confidentiality: All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shared, discussed, or circulated without explicit authorization from the Editor-in-Chief.
- Competence & Timeliness: Reviewers who feel unqualified to assess a submission, or who anticipate delays in completing the review, must promptly decline the invitation so that alternative reviewers may be appointed.
- Conflict of Interest: Reviewers must refrain from evaluating manuscripts in which any form of conflict of interest exists—whether arising from competitive, collaborative, institutional, or personal relationships with the authors or associated organizations.
- Objectivity: Reviews must be conducted with scholarly objectivity. Personal remarks or disparaging criticism directed at the author are strictly unacceptable.
- Constructive Evaluation: Reviewers should present their observations clearly, supported by reasoned arguments, and offer constructive suggestions to enhance the quality of the manuscript.
- Scholarly Integrity: Reviewers should identify relevant literature not cited by the author(s) and inform the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial overlap between the manuscript under review and other published works known to them. Such concerns must be accompanied by appropriate references.