Submission → Administrative Check → Editorial Screening → Originality and Ethics Screening → Independent Peer Review → Editorial Decision → Author Revision where required → Final Editorial Assessment → Acceptance → Production and Proofing → Author Proof Check → Publication → Metadata Registration and Archiving
Editorial and peer-review records should be retained securely according to the journal’s record-management practices.
Acceptance is an academic decision and must occur before any workflow step that could create an impression that publication has been purchased.