Every manuscript submitted to JOSEM: Journal of Sustainable and Economic Management will first undergo an originality check by the editor using Turnitin plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with a similarity index below 20% will be forwarded to the peer-review process conducted by independent reviewers.

Manuscripts with a similarity index above 20% will be rejected, and the authors will be promptly notified via email. The peer-review process takes a maximum of 6 weeks after the manuscript passes the initial screening.