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9. Editorial Process

9.1 Initial check
9.1.1 Initial manuscript check
Our in-house editorial team will ensure that you have uploaded all necessary files in usable format and that you have
provided all the information we require. If your manuscript does not meet one or more of these requirements, we will return
it for further revisions.

9.1.2 Publishing ethics
All manuscripts submitted to MRR are screened using iThenticate powered by CrossCheck to identify any plagiarized
content. Your study must also meet all ethical requirements as outlined in our Editorial Policies. If the manuscript does not
pass any of these checks, we may return it to you for further revisions or decline to consider your study for publication.
9.2 Editorial assessment
Once it has passed the initial checks, our editorial team will assign your manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-
Chief will assign it to an Editorial Board member with relevant expertise, who will be responsible for managing the peer-
review process. Editor-in-Chief, as well as the Editorial Board members, may reject manuscripts that they deem highly
unlikely to pass peer review without further consultation.
9.3 Process
MRR operates a single-blind review process. The technical quality of the research described in the manuscript is assessed
by a minimum of three independent expert reviewers. The Academic Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding
acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. For controversial manuscripts, the Editor-in-Chief is responsible for making the
final decision.
9.4 Decisions
Your research will be judged on technical soundness only, not on its perceived impact as judged by Editors or referees.
There are three possible decisions: Accept (your study satisfies all publication criteria), Invitation to Revise (more work is
required to satisfy all criteria), and Reject (your study fails to satisfy key criteria and it is highly unlikely that further work
can address its shortcomings).
10. Contact Us
Managing Editor
Fiona Yin
editorialoffice@mrrjournal.net
Locations
Los Angeles Office
245 E Main Street, ste 107, Alabama, CA 91801, USA
Tel: +1 323 9987086
Xi’an Office
Suite 1504, Plaza A, Xi’an National Digital Publishing Base, No. 996 Tiangu 7th Road, Gaoxin District, Xi’an 710077,
Shaanxi, China
Tel: +86 (0)29 8954 0089

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