Complaints and appeals

IJMEA  follows Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines on appeals, and complaints about the peer review process. Appeals to editorial decisions are welcomed. However, authors must present strong evidence, additional information, and data in the appeal letter. Authors can send an appeal letter to editorial office e-mail address editor@ijmeapub.com Appeal letters should include (if available)

• the reasons for the appeal
• details of the technical errors,
• reasons of disagreements and disputes,
• evidence regarding conflict of interest,
• additional or new resources, evidence, information, and data

The editors will respond to the request within one month. Editors may reject or accept the manuscript, request a revision, or suggest initiating an additional review process. All decisions on appeals are final. For more information about the policy on appeals and complaints, please contact the editorial office.