Complaints and appeals
You may appeal a decision or raise a process concern. Disagreement with a reviewer's scientific opinion, by itself, is not enough.
What can be appealed
Authors may appeal a desk rejection, a post-review rejection, or an ethics finding if they believe the decision was based on a factual error, a misunderstanding of the manuscript, a process failure, or an undeclared conflict of interest.
An appeal that only restates that the authors disagree with the reviewers will not usually succeed. Provide specific evidence: for example, a review comment that misstates a method, or a policy that was not applied.
How to submit an appeal or complaint
Email editor@ijegsi.org from the corresponding author's address. Include the manuscript title, Paper ID if assigned, the decision date, and a concise statement of the grounds. Attach supporting documents only if they are necessary.
Complaints about editorial conduct, delays, or reviewer behaviour use the same address. Mark the subject line clearly (Appeal, Complaint, or Ethics concern).
How appeals are handled
Receipt is acknowledged within ten working days where possible. An editor who was not involved in the original decision reviews the file. In some cases a further independent review is sought.
A reasoned outcome is normally sent within thirty days of acknowledgement. Complex ethics cases may take longer if an institution must be consulted. The appeal decision is final for that manuscript version; a substantially revised manuscript may be submitted as a new paper only if the editors invite it.
Appeals do not pause an ongoing investigation into suspected misconduct.