Policy 1 Editorial Independence & Decision Authority

Editorial decisions at DJEI are made exclusively on the basis of the intellectual, theoretical, and empirical merit of submitted manuscripts. The Editor-in-Chief retains final authority over all publication decisions, supported by independent peer-review reports. Neither institutional affiliations, funding sources, nor commercial considerations influence editorial judgments.

Policy 2 Management of Submissions by Editors & Editorial Board

To prevent conflicts of interest and maintain impartiality, submissions authored by the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editors, or Editorial Board members are managed through a segregated editorial workflow:

• The interested editor is completely recused from handling, reviewing, or making decisions on the paper.
• The manuscript is assigned to an independent outside editor or senior board member and processed via double-blind external peer review.
• The interested author has no access to peer review files, reviewer identities, or editorial deliberations.

Policy 3 Confidentiality & Privileged Information

All submitted manuscripts, author correspondence, and peer-review evaluations are treated as strictly confidential documents. Editors, reviewers, and journal staff must not disclose, share, or utilize any unpublished data or insights for personal research or competitive gain.

Policy 4 Plagiarism Screening & Academic Integrity

All submissions undergo preliminary similarity screening prior to peer review. DJEI maintains zero tolerance for verbatim copying, paraphrasing without attribution, text recycling, or data manipulation. Submissions exceeding acceptable similarity thresholds are rejected immediately at the editorial desk.

Policy 5 Appeals and Complaints Procedure

Authors who believe that an editorial decision was based on a significant factual or technical misunderstanding may submit a formal appeal to the Editor-in-Chief via dirassateco@lagh-univ.dz within 14 days of receiving the decision. The appeal must provide detailed, objective rebuttals addressing specific reviewer remarks. Appeals are reviewed once by an independent ombudsperson or external senior editor.

Policy 6 Special Issues Governance

Proposals for Special Issues undergo rigorous editorial board evaluation. All special issue submissions are subject to the same standard double-blind peer review procedures and editorial oversight as regular issues.