About the Journal
Publisher
The Center for Human Rights, Addis Ababa University
Peer Review
After the basic and preliminary check by the editor, each manuscript undergoes a blind peer review by researchers with a relevant area of expertise and knowledge.
A research article shall be considered by one internal reviewer and one external reviewer who are conversant with the subject matter of the submission.
In the absence of an internal assessor, the research article may be referred to two external assessors.
A reviewer shall consider the article’s suitability for publication based on its:
• Significance for realizing the objectives of the EJHR (Paragraph 1.2);
• Logical rigor, critical insight, and soundness of judgment;
• Correctness of grammar and usage;
• Conformity with scholarly conventions of presentation;
• Other relevant criteria as might be set by the Editorial Board from time to time.
Each reviewer shall submit his/her considered views and comments in writing to the Editor-in-Chief within six to eight weeks. Each reviewer shall provide the following decisions: accept with major revision; accept with minor revision; accept with no changes; reject.
Where a manuscript has been assessed favorably by both reviewers (with no changes), the Editor-in-Chief shall submit the same to the Board for endorsement.
Where one of the reviewers favorably assesses a manuscript and the other rejects its publication, the Editor-in-Chief shall still submit the manuscript to the Board for decision.
Where any of the reviewers assesses a manuscript subject to major or minor comments, the Editor-in-Chief shall submit the manuscript to the author, and once the comments are complied with, to the Board for endorsement.
Where both reviewers are of the opinion that the manuscript is not fit for publication, the Editor-in-Chief shall return it with their comments of rejection to the author. The author may appeal to the Board.
The Editor-in-Chief shall inform the author about the status of his/her article assessed by reviewers within seven days.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
EJHR allows users to distribute, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The journal uses https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Publication Scheduling
The journal publishes one issue in one volume per year.
