The Peer Review Process of the Intellectual Property Journal is designed to ensure the highest standards of academic quality, integrity, and scholarly contribution, in alignment with the publishing principles of HAB Press Limited. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review procedure, under which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the evaluation process. This approach safeguards objectivity, minimizes bias, and ensures that manuscripts are assessed solely on the basis of their academic merit, originality, and relevance to the field of intellectual property law.

Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial editorial screening to assess its suitability with respect to the journal’s scope, originality, methodological soundness, and compliance with submission and formatting requirements. This preliminary assessment is ordinarily completed within 2 to 5 days, and authors are notified promptly regarding progression to the peer review stage or the need for preliminary revisions. Manuscripts that successfully pass this stage are then assigned to independent expert reviewers with subject-matter expertise relevant to the manuscript.

The peer review stage typically requires 8 to 12 weeks, during which reviewers provide detailed, constructive evaluations and recommendations. Based on the reviewers’ reports, the editorial team may reach a decision to accept the manuscript, request revisions, or decline submission. Where revisions are requested, authors are generally provided 2 to 4 weeks to submit a revised manuscript addressing reviewer comments. A final editorial decision is normally communicated within 1 to 2 weeks following receipt of the revised submission.

Throughout the process, the journal maintains strict standards of confidentiality, ethical conduct, and editorial independence. Reviewers and editors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and to recuse themselves where appropriate. This structured and transparent peer review process reflects the journal’s commitment to advancing high-quality legal scholarship and maintaining trust in the academic publishing record.