Book Editors: Expertise and Responsibilities

The book editor is responsible for reviewing, refining, and preparing a manuscript for publication, from the high-level structural and narrative elements to the final punctuation.

Selection Process: Book editors are selected based on appropriate expertise (Professor/Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor/Senior Scientist/Scientist, or other relevant qualifications), experience in the topic of the book, publication track record, and willingness to complete the editorial task on time. They are not selected based on nationality, gender, religion, ethnicity, intellectual beliefs, or any other personal attributes.

Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the editors is to ensure the scientific quality of the books. 

The editors should

• keep all manuscripts confidential
• declare any potential conflict of interest as stated here
• provide an unbiased scientific opinion of the manuscript
• provide specific comments for improvement if or where relevant

Chapters written by the editors will be independently reviewed by at least two experts in the field. The editors are required to address all comments of the reviewers. The resubmitted chapters will be verified by the reviewers for compliance before making a final decision.

A declaration of conflict of interest is mandatory for all chapters. If there is no conflict of interest, the authors should include the following statement:

“The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest concerning research, authorship, and/or publication of this chapter".