editors

EDITOR IN CHIEF

S. Feigenbaum
Foundation of Science

EDITORIAL BOARD

Abdelhak Darbouche
Ph.D. Molecular Biology
Professor
Institute of Biology
Department of Microbiology
University Khenchela
Khenchela, Algeria

PEER REVIEWER

Ephrem Menassie
Ph.D. Mathematics
Associate Professor
Coastal Carolina University
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
119 Chanticleer Drive East
Conway, SC 29526, USA

Mrinmoy Chakrabarti
Ph.D. Biophysics
Postdoctoral Scholar
Texas A&M University
Chemistry Department
Ross @ Spence Street
College Station
Texas 77840, USA

Lin Liu
Ph.D. Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Texas
Health Science Center – Department of Neurology
6431 Fannin Street, Room 3.334
Houston, Texas 77030, USA

Haodong Chen
Ph.D. Molecular Biology
Research Assistant
University of California
Department of Anesthesiology
RM BH-557, CHS, UCLA
UCLA 650 Charles E Young Dr S
Los Angeles, California 90095, USA

Wenchun Chen
Ph.D. Biomedicine
Postdoctoral Researcher
Emory University
Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA

Victor Mbulaheni Mmbengwa
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
Associate Professor
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
School of Natural Resource Management
Agricultural Management
NMMU Saasveld Campus, Saasveld Street
George, South Africa

Junhui Wang
Ph.D. Forest Genetics
Professor
Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
Research Institute of Forestry
Chinese Academy of Forestry
Beijing 100091, P.R. China

Fatih Seyis
Ph.D. Plant Breeding
Associate Professor
Faculty of Agriculture
Field Crops Department
University Bozok
66200 Yozgat, Turkey

Christian Gomes Ramos
Ph.D. Biotechnology / Molecular Microbiology
Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal

Mohammed Hudzari Bin Haji Razali
Associate Professor
Faculty of Agrotechnology and Plantation
Department of Agriculture Engineering
University of Technology MARA (Melaka)
Kampus Jasin, 77300 Merlimau
Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah, Malaysia

Alpheus Mpilo Zobolo
Ph.D. Biotechnology
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, Empangeni 3880, South Africa

Mukesh Pasupuleti
Ph.D. Clinical Medicine / Immunology
Assistant Professor
SRM University
Department of Biotechnology, Research Institute
Kattankulathur Campus – 603 203
Tamil Nadu, India

Ahmad Bybordi
Ph.D. Soil Science
Scientific Staff Member
Agricultural Research Station, East Azarbaijan
Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization
Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran

Melekber Sulusoglu
Ph.D. in vitro culture
Kocaeli University Arslanbey
Vocational School
Kartepe, Turkey

Caser Ghaffar Abdel
Ph.D. Horticulture
Dohuk University
Agriculture College
Horticulture Department
Dohuk, Iraq

Sasa Pekec
Ph.D. Agriculture / Soil Science
University of Novi Sad
Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment
Antona Cehova 13
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Faham Khamesipour
Ph.D. Microbiology
Islamic Azad University
Shahrekord Branch – Department of Biology and Veterinary Medicine
Shahr-e Kord
Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari, Iran

Gideon Chukuma Ufoegbune
Ph.D. Agrometeorology
University of Agriculture
Water Resource Management & Agrometeorology
Abeokuta, 110001, Nigeria

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STANDARDS

The Editorial Boards provide a framework of evaluation criteria which is based on:

Quality Content
Scientific Impact
Paradigmatic Value

All peer reviewers of the specific field share and compare their evaluations following the framework provided to create blueprints. These blueprints are used to develop evaluation guidelines/criteria that are applied to all materials in the field. Each Editorial Board establishes substantial inter-rater reliability in its evaluations before evaluation procedures are implemented on the remaining materials in its disciplines.

EVALUATIONS

Editorial Boards decide on the process for selecting materials to be peer reviewed. If a collection of materials is not large enough to adequately establish inter-rater reliability, its Editorial Board works to expand the collection sufficiently. Peer Reviewer teams typically use the following two step Peer Review Process:

1. Identification of Worthy Candidates

The Editorial Board reviews its collection and classifies materials according worthiness:

Absolutely worth reviewing
Possibly worth reviewing
Not worth reviewing at this point in time
Peer Reviewers and Associate Editors report their preliminary evaluation to their Editorial Boards. Peer Reviewers can post Member Comments based on cursory evaluations as appropriate. The Editorial Board compiles its list of worthy materials. Those submissions deemed “absolutely worth reviewing” enjoy highest priority in the review process.

2. Intensive Review

The Editorial Board assigns “worthy” materials to Editorial Board Members. At least two Peer Reviewers use their Editorial Board’s review procedures, forms, and evaluation standards as they independently review the material. Reviewers write Peer Review Reports. If there is any significant disparity in the two reviews, an Editor or Associate Editor assigns the material to a third reviewer.

3. Reporting Evaluations

The Editor or Associate Editor reviews both Individual Reviews and creates an integrated or Composite Peer Review Report on Workspace. The Editor sends the Composite Peer Review Report to the author(s) for feedback and permission to post the review on Journal Academica. When permission is obtained, the Editor posts the Composite Peer Review Report in the access-restricted “editors” page of the Journal Academica website. Authors may ask the Editor to send letters, to two individuals of their choice, summarizing the peer review process and including the Composite Peer Review Report.

PEER REVIEWER

Farah Farahani
Ph.D. Cell Biology
Associate Professor
Islamic Azad University
Faculty of Basic Sciences
Department of Microbiology
Qom, Islamic Republic of Iran

Molalegne Bitew Aserese
Veterinary Medicine, Msc., Ph.D. candidate
Jimma University
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Jimma, Ethiopia

Slavomír Čerňanský
Ph.D. Geochemistry
Department of Ecosozology and Physiotactics
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Comenius University Bratislava
Mlynska Dolina
842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Dengle Yuniyus Giroh
Agricultural Economics, M.Sc., Ph.D. candiate
Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria
Benin City, Nigeria

Usman Ibrahim
M.Sc Agronomy
Saro Agrosciences Limited
Plot 2068, Block 18c Festac Amuwo
New Access Road Amuwo Odofin New Town
Lagos 1837, Nigeria

Caston Muchadudza Makaka
MSc. Tropical Entomology
Biological Sciences
Midlands State University
Gweru, Zimbabwe

Simeon Oluwatoyin Ayoola
Ph.D. Toxicology
University of Lagos
Department of Marine Sciences
Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria

David Ojo
Ph.D. Agronomy
NIHORT
Ibadan, Nigeria

Emmanuel Otoo
Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics
Head of Yam Program
CSIR-Crops Research Institute
PO Box 3785
Kumasi, Ghana

Bara Mouslim
Ph.D. Biology
Guelma University
Associate Professor
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth and the Universe
Department of Ecology and Environmental Engineering
University 08 Mai 1945 Guelma
24000 Guelma, Algeria