As a correspondent author, you have the right to appeal a journal editorial decision within 2 months from receiving the editorial decision.

Author(s) are invited to submit an appeal letter to the journal’s submission system (via opening a new discussion with the title: APPEAL THE EDITORIAL DECISION) or write an email to the editorial office with the same subject declared above.

Email: ajss@nauss.edu.sa

The author (s) should address the appeal to the editor and explain clearly the basis for an appeal. The appeal letter should include:

• The description of why the author(s) disagree with the decision. Providing specific responses to any of the editor’s or reviewers’ comments that contributed to the rejection decision.
• Provide evidence of the author(s) believe a reviewer has made technical errors in their assessment of the author’s manuscript.
• Including any evidence if the author(s) believe a reviewer may have a conflict of interest.
• Provide any new information or data that you would like the journal to take into consideration.

Upon receiving the appeal on the journal side, our journal’s editorial board may involve any associate editor(s) who handled the peer review of the original submission.

Depending on the nature of the appeal, editors may confirm their decision to reject the manuscript, invite a revised manuscript, or seek additional peer- or statistical review of the original manuscript. Accordingly, the author should respect the Editorial Board Decision.

The journal's Editorial Board will consider one appeal per article, and all decisions on appeals are final. The timely review and decision-making process for new submissions will precede the appeals.

For more information about a journal’s appeals procedure, please get in touch with the editorial office via Email: ajss@nauss.edu.sa