Editorial Process
JQPP uses a documented editorial process from submission through publication. Manuscripts are editorially reviewed; external peer review is not the journal's standard review model.
Submission and initial checks
Manuscripts are submitted through a private submission link following invitation or prior editorial contact. JQPP checks the manuscript, author information, declarations, rights, permissions, and required metadata before substantive assessment.
Editorial assessment
The manuscript is assessed against the journal's published standard, including contribution, reasoning, evidence, source integrity, transparency, original value, and publication readiness. Subject-area reviewers may provide additional assessment where relevant; final editorial decisions remain with the editor.
Decision
The editorial decision is accept, revise, or reject. A revision request does not guarantee acceptance.
Final verification
For accepted manuscripts, JQPP verifies the final PDF, metadata, authorship, declarations, permissions, copyright position, and selected license. Material discrepancies must be resolved before publication.
Publication fee
The publication fee is requested only after acceptance: US$300 (tax included) for international billing or ¥39,800 (tax included) for Japan domestic billing. Payment is separate from the editorial decision.
Publication
The article receives a permanent JQPP landing page, public metadata, hosted PDF, review-model statement, license information, and a first-published-online date. An accepted article may first appear as an Article in Advance before assignment to a regular or special issue.
Questions about a decision
Authors may request clarification of an editorial decision or report a factual or procedural error. Material procedural concerns will be reviewed by the editorial office.