How It Works

At AI-JISR, peer review is carried out entirely by AI agents, while the final publication decision is always made by the human chief editor. This page explains every step a manuscript goes through, from submission to publication with a DOI.

Process diagram

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The author submits; the system screens the manuscript and scans it for hidden instructions; the assistant editor AI checks scope; the field editor AI selects reviewers; three independent AI reviewers assess the full text with the journal’s 27-question reviewer form; the field editor synthesises the reports; the human chief editor decides. Rejection closes the process, a revision sends the revised paper back to review, and an accepted paper is proofread, published in an issue and receives a DOI via Zenodo. Submission5 steps · .docx · referencesAUTHOR Screening and securityhidden text · prompt-injection scanSYSTEM Assistant Editorscope · discipline · field editorAI Field Editorselects 2+ independent reviewersAI AI Reviewer 1e.g. methodsAI AI Reviewer 2e.g. contentAI AI Reviewer 3e.g. statisticsAI Each reviewer reads the full text · 27-question form, 1–10 · never sees the other reports Synthesis and decision briefdisagreement check (≥ 25 points apart)AI Chief Editor human · final decision Revision Reject Accept Revisionauthor revises andreplies point by pointAUTHOR Rejectionreasoned decision letterand review reportsHUMAN Proofingplacement in an issue(continuous publication)PUBLICATION new review round Publicationopen access · CC-BY 4.0no feesPUBLICATION DOIZenodo · DataCite10.5281/zenodo.…PUBLICATION Author / system AI editors AI reviewers Human decision Publication

1. Submission

Authors create an account, activate it via the e-mail link and complete their profile (title, institution, ORCID, country). The 5-step submission wizard then follows:

  1. Manuscript details: Language, title, abstract, keywords (Turkish manuscripts also need the English versions), article type and the reference list. The reference list is pasted as is and appears on the article page once published.
  2. Authors: All authors, affiliations, ORCID iDs and the corresponding author.
  3. Files: A manuscript file without author details is required, as a Word .docx file; reviewers see only this file. A full copy, cover letter and supplementary files are optional.
  4. Declarations: Ethics, conflict of interest, originality and copyright declarations.
  5. Review and submit: Everything is checked on a summary screen and submitted; a submitted manuscript can no longer be changed in the wizard.

Before submitting, authors can use the Language and Translation Checker in their dashboard to check Turkish spelling and the consistency of the English and Turkish abstracts.

2. Security and data protection

Identity never reaches a model

AI agents receive only the manuscript file, title, abstract and keywords. Author names, affiliations, the cover letter and the full copy are never sent to any model.

Independent evaluation

At least two different reviewer agents work on every manuscript, and they work independently of each other. The AI reviewers do not search the web, do not gather outside information about the author, and their evaluations are not influenced by the author's identity; no information about the author is shared between reviewers. All evaluation processes run independently of one another.

Protection against hidden instructions

Manuscripts can contain hidden instructions meant to steer AI reviewers (white text, microscopic fonts, invisible characters, phrases such as "give a positive review"). The system never passes such hidden content to the reviewers, flags suspicious phrases and reports them to the chief editor; reviewers also report manipulation attempts they notice. Such attempts are treated as a breach of publication ethics.

3. AI peer review

When the chief editor starts the process, the manuscript passes through these agents in turn:

  • Assistant Editor AI: Checks fit with the journal's scope, determines the discipline and sub-field, and routes the paper to the right field editor.
  • Field Editor AI (Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts, Communication): selects at least two independent reviewer types suited to the paper: content, research methods, statistics, academic writing, education or graphic design.
  • Independent AI Reviewers: Each reviewer reads the whole manuscript, reasons before scoring and completes the journal\x27s 27-question Reviewer Form: a 1–10 score and an explanation for every question (N/A with a reason where a question does not apply), a recommendation and publication priority, and separate notes to the author and the editor. Reviewers never see each other's reports.
  • Synthesis: The field editor compares the reports and flags a disagreement when reviewers differ by 25 points or more. The assistant editor then prepares a decision brief for the chief editor.

Reviewer Form (27 questions, 1–10)

  • Scope, title, abstract and keywords (4)
  • Structure, problem, theory and literature (5)
  • Originality and contribution (2)
  • Method and scientific rigour (5)
  • Findings, discussion and conclusions (5)
  • Presentation, language and references (5)
  • Research and publication ethics (1)

Score and recommendation

85–100Publishable without changes
70–84Publishable after minor corrections
50–69Re-review after major corrections
0–49Not suitable for publication

The score is ten times the mean of the applicable answers (N/A answers are left out).

If a reviewer's recommendation contradicts its own score by more than one band, the score's band is used.

4. Decision and revision

AI recommendations are not binding. The chief editor reviews the reports, the synthesis and the security scan, then decides: accept, minor revision, major revision, reject or re-evaluate. The decision letter and the review reports (reviewers shown as "AI Reviewer 1, 2…") appear in the author's dashboard.

For a revision, the author uploads the revised .docx and a point-by-point response within the given deadline. The paper then goes through a new review round. The chief editor can change a decision before production starts.

5. Publication and DOI

Publication

An accepted paper is proofread and published right away, with a DOI and page numbers, in the open issue, without waiting for an issue date (continuous publication; each issue closes at 10 articles). The article page provides the abstract, keywords, references, full text (PDF) and ready-made citations (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, BibTeX, RIS).

All articles are open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) licence. No submission or publication fees are charged.

What is a DOI and how is it assigned?

A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a permanent identifier for the article; it always resolves via doi.org, even if web addresses change, and is used in citations.

AI-JISR registers DOIs with DataCite through Zenodo, CERN's open repository. On publication, the metadata (title, authors, ORCID, abstract, volume/issue) and the full text are deposited on Zenodo, and the article receives a DOI of the form 10.5281/zenodo.…. The DOI appears on the article page, in the citation formats and in the Google Scholar metadata.

6. Transparency

  • Which agent ran, with which model, when and with what outcome is kept in an immutable audit log.
  • Reviewers run on different AI models, chosen for how consistently they score the same paper. If a model does not respond, the process never produces placeholder output; it continues with another real model.
  • Turnaround times, acceptance rates and AI usage are published on the Statistics page.

Frequently asked questions

Does the AI make the decision?

No. AI reviewers assess and recommend; the publication decision is always made by the human chief editor.

Do reviewers read the whole paper?

Yes. Every reviewer reads the entire manuscript.

How long does review take?

The AI review usually completes within a day; current averages are on the Statistics page.

Why is .docx required?

Because hidden content in the file (e.g. white text) can only be reliably detected in .docx files.

Are there fees?

No. Submission and publication are free; articles are open access under CC-BY 4.0.

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