Editor Guidelines

The Journal of Essential Oil & Plant Composition (JEOPC) is functioned by the guidance of an Editorial Board consisting of Editor-In-Chief, Associate Editor-In-Chief, Associate editors, Managing editor and Editors. The Editorial Board members will improve the quality of journal by their insight recommendations, expertise, and evolving strategies. Additionally, they should regulate a routine tasks and motivate colleagues, friends and students for submitting articles to JEOPC. Editors should play the principal role in publishing quality articles, improving journals’ impact factors, and contributing to frequent publications.

Tenure of editorial board

Editorial Board members will be selected by the publishers after the approval of Editor-in-Chief and undertake a revision in every two years. Alterations may occur, in the case of any member resigning or being convicted for the violation of Journal ethics and publications.

Editorial process by the editors

After the submission, the manuscript should handle by the managing editor, who send them to the section editor either for the peer-review process or desk rejection.

After completing the review process, the revised manuscript is sent to the same consigned editor, section editor or associate editor in the specific field for critical evaluation of the comments by the referees whether the manuscript can be sent to the authors for further revision or accepted or rejected. The final decision is taken on the revised manuscript by the Editor-in-Chief depending on the editors and reviewer’s comments. The editor’s final decision should be explained in detail so that the author can realize the reasons for accepting or rejecting the articles. In the event of unusual circumstances, such as articles submitted by the Editor-in-Chief, absences for business or illness, the final decision on modification, acceptance, or rejection can be made by the Associate Editor-In-Chief or Associate editors.

The key roles of the editors are

·	Advice the Editor/Editors to make a critical decision over any issues regarding ethics of publication, plagiarism and duplicate publication.
·	Recommend journal objectives and prospects
·	Contribute to the selection process of Editorial Board members
·	Primary assessment of the submitted manuscripts
·	Encourage new authors, colleagues and peers for JEOPC.
·	Contribute to journal as special issue editor
·	Co-ordinate the peer review process and inspect the final manuscript for any ethical, English language or technical difficulties and ensure the articles meet the editorial policies.
·	The Editor’s can make re-submission decision of the submitted article and send back to the authors.

Benefits

Ø	In all the events and scopes, Editors will be given the highest priority from the JEOPC of Current Science Publishing.
Ø	As an academic editor, the Editors names will be mentioned on the first page of the published articles.
Ø	The conference fee will be waived and Editors shall be honored in their position as Chair/Co-Chair for any conferences organized by Current Science Publishing.
Ø	There is no remuneration for the position but the article processing charge will be waved fully for the editorial board members as a first or corresponding authors for two articles annually.
Ø	The editors may be prominent member of the advisory board based on their active contributions.