All articles submitted to the Belonging: Technology and Social Studies will be reviewed using the blind review method. Reviewers need to be made aware of the authors' identity, and authors are also unaware of the identity of reviewers (blind review method). Generally, each article will be reviewed by one to two people.

The response of the reviewers will be the basis for the Editor to conclude
1. Revisions Required
2. Accept Submission
3. Decline Submission

An article was rejected for publication due to various considerations, including:
1. The article does not fit the scope
2. The article does not follow the rules of writing scientific papers / does not follow the author's guidelines 
3. The fundamental methodological errors
4. The author refuses to make suggestions for improvements provided by the reviewer without a logical basis.
5. There are indications of plagiarism of more than 30%

Standard Review Process

Reviewers must enter the journal website to agree to do the review, download submissions, submit their comments, and select a recommendation.

Reviewer Options

• Review Time

           The typical time allowed is four weeks for reviews

           Note: This can be modified during the editorial process.

• Reviewer Access

           Reviewers will only have access to the submission file after agreeing to review it.

• Reviewer Guidelines

           The Reviewer Guidelines will provide reviewers with criteria for judging a submission's suitability for publication in the journal. They can include any special instructions for preparing an effective and helpful review. In conducting the review, reviewers are presented with two open text boxes, the first "for author and editor" and the second "for the editor." Alternatively, the Journal Manager can create a peer review form under Review Forms. In all cases, editors will have the option of including the reviews in correspondence with the author.