Peer Review Process

Litera uses a thorough double-blind peer review process for the sake of guaranteeing the quality, novelty, and significance of each paper that is published. Throughout the review process, anonymity of both the author and reviewer is maintained.

Editorial Screening

Before any manuscript is sent to peer review, each one submitted undergoes initial scrutiny by the editorial board to assess its:

• Fall under the scope of the journal.
• Align with submission and style guidelines.
• Quality of scholarship contained.
• Ethics of publication and originality of the research.

Double-Blind Review

The submitted manuscripts are then reviewed by independent reviewers who are experts in the specific field. Review will be done on the following criteria:

• Originality and scholarship.
• Critical thinking and theoretical perspective.
• Research aims and arguments.
• Writing style and structure.
• Reference citations accuracy.
• Contribution to literary scholarship.

Based on reviewers' recommendations, the editorial may be:

• Accept
• Accept with Minor Revisions
• Major Revisions Required
• Reject

Authors receiving revision requests are expected to submit the manuscript after revision for final editorial consideration