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International Journal of Fuzzy System Applications (IJFSA)

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Reviewer Roles

Associate Editor: Associate Editors are the highest layer of the peer reviewer roles. These individuals support a higher level of review and provide recommended editorial decisions to the editors. Associate editors also have access to the completed review evaluations from the first round of peer review to provide a more well-rounded evaluation for the journal leadership. Associate Editors are expected to complete 3-5 timely and quality reviews per year. Example of a Quality Associate Editor Evaluation
Editorial Review Board Member: Editorial Review Board Members are the full-time reviewers for the first round of the peer review. Once an individual is an Editorial Review Board Member, their name appears on the journal webpage. These members are expected to complete 3-5 timely and quality reviews per year. If these individuals provide timely and quality word, Editor(s)-in-Chief can promote them to an Associate Editor level. Example of a Quality Editorial Review Board Evaluation
Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Ad-Hoc Reviewers support with the first layer of the peer review on an as-needed basis, oftentimes supporting with manuscripts in more niche areas. Due to some journals having an abundance of ad-hoc reviewers, these individuals’ names do not formally appear on the webpage. Upon the completion of 2-3 quality and timely reviews for the journal, an editor can assess the Ad-Hoc Reviewer’s work and potentially promote them to be an Editorial Review Board member.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief: Deng-Feng Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4963-4181
Associate Editors: Mark Burgin, UCLA, United States; Peide Liu, Shandong University, China; Richard Jensen, The University of Wales, United Kingdom
Editorial Review Board: Abbas Al-Refaie, University of Jordan, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3291-0805; Chai Quek, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Chien-Wei Wu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan; Erich Klement, Johannes Kepler University, Austria; Jianbin Qiu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China; K. Honda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan; Kevin W Li, University of Windsor, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7756-9797; Liu Zhengmin, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China; Mesut Yavuz, University of Alabama, United States; Rudolf Kruse, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany
International Advisory Board: Jayashree Subramanian, PSG College of Technology, India; Kijpokin Kasemsap, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand; Ronald Yager, Iona College, United States

Reviewer Application

Peer Review

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Review for This Journal

To apply to become a reviewer for an IGI Global journal, you must complete the ad hoc reviewer application form. As an ad hoc reviewer, you have the valuable opportunity to review some of the most advanced scholarly research manuscripts in the field and the overall success of the journal is dependent on your reviews. As such, ad hoc reviewers are appointed to serve for one year and upon completion of this term, ad hoc reviewers will have the potential to be promoted to a full editorial review board member based on the timeliness and quality of the reviews received. Learn More

Editorial Policy

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Contact

Submission-Related Inquiries
All inquiries regarding IJFSA should be directed to the attention of:

Deng-Feng Li
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Fuzzy System Applications
E-mails:
lidengfeng@fzu.edu.cn

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