Advances in Environmental Technology (AET) accept submission via its online submission system. The submitted manuscript must be accompanied with a cover letter in which the authors should state why the manuscript should be considered, evaluate on any issues relating to the AET editorial policies and declare if they have any competing interests. The authors of received manuscripts are also asked to submit a copyright and Conflict of Interest forms.

Article submitted to the Journal is sent out to peer reviewers, although submissions that are out of scope for the Journal or are of an unacceptably low standard may be rejected without review. Potentially suitable manuscripts will generally be reviewed by three experts chosen by editor in chief in the field with the aim of reaching a first decision as soon as possible. Reviewers are asked to declare their competing interests, if any. The comments of reviewers 1,2,3 will be checked by editor in chief for final decision in editorial board meeting. 

Editorial decisions are made based on the manuscript’s validity and coherence, as judged by the peer reviewers. In addition to their comments for the authors, reviewers are asked whether the research is sound and coherent, the topic interesting and the writing of an acceptable quality. Where possible, the final decision is made on the basis that peer reviewers are in accordance with one another, or that at least there is no strong dissenting view. In cases where there is strong disagreement, either among the peer review or between the authors and the peer reviewers, advice is sought from an editorial board member or a researcher of similar standing.  

The detailed Journal peer review process is based on the following chart: