Peer Review Process

Journal of Privacy-Aware Computing Systems follows a peer review process designed to evaluate the originality, technical quality, security relevance, privacy significance, methodological soundness, clarity, and ethical compliance of submitted manuscripts.

Initial Editorial Check

After submission, the editorial office checks whether the manuscript fits the journal scope and meets basic submission requirements. Manuscripts may be returned to authors for correction before review if required information is missing.

Scope and Quality Assessment

The editor assesses the manuscript for relevance to privacy-aware computing, cybersecurity, trusted computing, secure software systems, data protection, digital identity, access control, privacy-preserving technologies, and responsible data-driven systems. Manuscripts outside the scope may be rejected without external review.

Reviewer Assignment

Suitable manuscripts are sent to independent reviewers with relevant expertise. Reviewers are asked to evaluate methodology, originality, security assumptions, privacy safeguards, threat model quality, technical correctness, results, presentation, references, and contribution to the field.

Editorial Decision

Based on reviewer comments and editorial evaluation, the manuscript may be accepted, sent for minor revision, sent for major revision, rejected, or subjected to further review.

Revisions

Authors should respond to reviewer and editor comments clearly. Revised manuscripts should include appropriate changes and a response explaining how each comment has been addressed.

Final Decision

The editor makes the final decision based on manuscript quality, reviewer feedback, author responses, ethical compliance, privacy relevance, security contribution, and journal scope.